Bischof

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Occupational surname borrowed from German Bischof (bishop).

Proper noun[edit]

Bischof (plural Bischofs)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bischof is the 18286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1518 individuals. Bischof is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German bischof, from Old High German biscof, from Proto-West Germanic *biskop, from Latin episcopus. The -f- is due to the High German consonant shift as evidenced by the Old High German attestations. However, in Middle High German it irregularly developed into -v- (thus predominantly bischoves rather than bischoffes). This has been ascribed to renewed Romance influence; compare Italian vescovo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪʃɔf/, /ˈbɪʃoːf/
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Noun[edit]

Bischof m (strong, genitive Bischofs, plural Bischöfe, feminine Bischöfin)

  1. bishop (male or of unspecified gender)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Bischof” in Duden online
  • Bischof” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache