Dechant
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing.
In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten)
- (Christianity) dean (kind of church official)
- Synonym: Dekan
Declension
[edit]Declension of Dechant [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
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