episkopal

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Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

episkopal

  1. episcopal (of or relating to bishops)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of episkopal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular episkopal 2
Indefinite neuter singular episkopalt 2
Plural episkopale 2
Definite attributive1 episkopale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch episcopaal, from French épiscopal, from Latin episcopālis (episcopal), from episcopus (bishop), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, overseer).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɛpɪsˈkopal]
  • Hyphenation: èpis‧ko‧pal

Noun[edit]

èpiskopal (first-person possessive episkopalku, second-person possessive episkopalmu, third-person possessive episkopalnya)

  1. (Catholicism) episcopal, relating to a bishop and/or to the episcopate
  2. (Christianity) Anglican, Episcopal

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin episcopālis (episcopal), from episcopus (bishop), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, overseer).

Adjective[edit]

episkopal (neuter singular episkopalt, definite singular and plural episkopale)

  1. episcopal

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin episcopālis (episcopal), from episcopus (bishop), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, overseer).

Adjective[edit]

episkopal (neuter singular episkopalt, definite singular and plural episkopale)

  1. episcopal

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Swedish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

episkopal

  1. episcopal (of or relating to bishops)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of episkopal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular episkopal
Neuter singular episkopalt
Plural episkopala
Masculine plural3 episkopale
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 episkopale
All episkopala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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