Bistum

German

Alternative forms

• Bisthum, Bißthum (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German bistuom, a contraction of bischoptuom, from Old High German biscoptuom, from biscop (“bishop”) + -tuom; equivalent to Bischof +‎ -tum. Cognate with Dutch bisdom, German Low German Bischopdom, English bishopdom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪstuːm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Bis‧tum

Noun

Bistum n (strong, genitive Bistums, plural Bistümer)

1. bishopric

   Synonym: Diözese

Declension

Declension of Bistum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bistum	die	Bistümer
genitive	eines	des	Bistums	der	Bistümer
dative	einem	dem	Bistum	den	Bistümern
accusative	ein	das	Bistum	die	Bistümer

Hyponyms

• Erzbistum
• Fürstbistum

Descendants

• → Luxembourgish: Bistum

Further reading

• “Bistum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bistum” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bistum, from Middle High German bistuom, from Old High German biscoptuom.

Noun

Bistum m (plural Bistumen)

1. bishopric