arzobispo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish arçobispo, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɾθoˈbispo/ [aɾ.θoˈβ̞is.po]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aɾsoˈbispo/ [aɾ.soˈβ̞is.po]
Rhymes: -ispo
Syllabification: ar‧zo‧bis‧po

Noun

arzobispo m (plural arzobispos)

archbishop

Derived terms

arzobispal

Related terms

Descendants

Chavacano: arzobispo
→ Bikol Central: arsobispo
→ Cebuano: arsobispo
→ Chibcha: arçobispo
→ Hiligaynon: arsobispo
→ Ilocano: arsobispo
→ Tagalog: arsobispo

Further reading

“arzobispo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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