arcebiscop

Old English

Alternative forms

• ærċebisċop, erċebisċop

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin archiepiscopus, equivalent to arċe- +‎ bisċop. Compare Old Frisian arcebiskop, Old High German erzibiscof, Old Norse erkibiskup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑr.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃop/, [ˌɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃop], /ˈɑr.t͡ʃeˌbiʃ.ʃop/, [ˈɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˌbiʃ.ʃop]

Noun

arċebisċop m (nominative plural arċebisċopas)

1. archbishop

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	arċebisċop	arċebisċopas
accusative	arċebisċop	arċebisċopas
genitive	arċebisċopes	arċebisċopa
dative	arċebisċope	arċebisċopum

Synonyms

• hēahbisċop

Derived terms

• arċebisċophād
• arċebisċoprīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: erchebischop, archebischop
  • English: archbishop
• → Old Norse: erkibiskup
  • Icelandic: erkibiskup
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: erkebiskop
  • Norwegian Bokmål: erkebiskop