Papsttum

German

Alternative forms

• Pabstthum, Papstthum (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle High German bābestuom. Equivalent to Papst +‎ -tum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːpsˌtuːm/, (rare, pedantic) /ˈpaːpstˌtuːm/

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• Hyphenation: Papst‧tum

Noun

Papsttum n (strong, genitive Papsttums or Papsttumes, no plural)

1. (religion) popedom, papacy (office and jurisdiction of the Pope)

Declension

Declension of Papsttum [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Papsttum
genitive	eines	des	Papsttums, Papsttumes
dative	einem	dem	Papsttum, Papsttume1
accusative	ein	das	Papsttum

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Papsttum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Papsttum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Papsttum” in Duden online
• “Papsttum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Papsttum”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024