біскуп

See also: бискуп

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• biskup — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish biskup. Doublet of епі́скап (jepískap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲiskup]

• Audio:

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Noun

бі́скуп • (bískup) m pers (genitive бі́скупа, nominative plural бі́скупы, genitive plural бі́скупаў)

1. a Catholic bishop

Declension

Declension of бі́скуп (pr hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бі́скуп bískup	бі́скупы bískupy
genitive	бі́скупа bískupa	бі́скупаў bískupaw
dative	бі́скупу bískupu	бі́скупам bískupam
accusative	бі́скупа bískupa	бі́скупаў bískupaw
instrumental	бі́скупам bískupam	бі́скупамі bískupami
locative	бі́скупе bískupje	бі́скупах bískupax
count form	—	бі́скупы1 bískupy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “біскуп”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “біскуп” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish biskup. Doublet of єпи́скоп (jepýskop).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲiskʊp]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бі́скуп • (bískup) m pers (genitive бі́скупа, nominative plural бі́скупи, genitive plural бі́скупів)

1. a Catholic bishop

Declension

Declension of бі́скуп
(pers hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бі́скуп bískup	бі́скупи bískupy
genitive	бі́скупа bískupa	бі́скупів bískupiv
dative	бі́скупові, бі́скупу bískupovi, bískupu	бі́скупам bískupam
accusative	бі́скупа bískupa	бі́скупів bískupiv
instrumental	бі́скупом bískupom	бі́скупами bískupamy
locative	бі́скупові, бі́скупі bískupovi, bískupi	бі́скупах bískupax
vocative	бі́скупе bískupe	бі́скупи bískupy

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “біскуп”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “біскуп”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “біскуп”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “біскуп”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “біскуп”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]