episcop

Romanian

Alternative forms

епископ (episcop) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek επίσκοπος (epískopos), from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos) (perhaps partly borrowed through Latin episcopus or Old Church Slavonic епискоупъ (episkupŭ)). Cf. also the archaic or regional doublet piscup.

Noun

episcop m (plural episcopi)

bishop

Declension

Declension of episcop

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) episcop	episcopul	(niște) episcopi	episcopii
genitive/dative	(unui) episcop	episcopului	(unor) episcopi	episcopilor
vocative	episcopule		episcopilor

See also

ierarh
nebun (“bishop (piece in chess)”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Episkop.

Noun

episcop m (plural episcoape)

(optics) episcope

Declension

Declension of episcop

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) episcop	episcopul	(niște) episcoape	episcoapele
genitive/dative	(unui) episcop	episcopului	(unor) episcoape	episcoapelor
vocative	episcopule		episcoapelor

Further reading

episcop in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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