en biskop
Meaning
bishop
In Swedish: präst som leder det kyrkliga arbetet i ett stift
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en biskop |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | biskopen |
| Plural, indefinite | biskopar |
| Plural, definite | biskoparna |
biskop is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor biskop, den stora biskopen. Check another noun
Practise biskop
1 / 2Is it en biskop or ett biskop?
Words built with biskop
- biskopsmöte Meeting of the Bishops
Questions
What does biskop mean in English?
biskop means “bishop”.
Is it en biskop or ett biskop?
It is en biskop, and “the bishop” is biskopen.
What is the plural of biskop?
The plural of biskop is biskopar, and the definite plural is biskoparna.
Similar words
stiftsföreståndarestiftschef
Origin
From Old Swedish biskoper, biskuper (with more spellings), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Nearby common words
biskop is number 4,623 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 4,625fotografera take photographs, photograph
- 4,626galler grating, bars
- 4,627patetiskt pathetic, pathetically
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