Noun: bisschop
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | bisschop |
| Pl. | bisschoppen |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like bisschop
admiraalschap,
gereedschap,
slokop,
sokpop,
kandidaatschap,
aalbessensap,
maanlandschap,
bergtop,
gezelschap,
batterijkip,
koffiekop,
vervolgstap,
boorkop,
kleine boodschap,
lensklep,
partnerschap,
spinnekop,
buikspreekpop,
babypop,
cabaretgezelschap, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). The use of the term for mulled wine probably derived from English or German.
2. The chess sense is likely a semantic loan from English bishop. See: Latin Nouns '
episcopus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
ἐπίσκοπος'.
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