Diözese
German
Alternative forms
- Diozöse (misspelling, but widely attestable in edited texts)
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin dioecesis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdiːøˈtseːzə/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈtseːzə/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "common simplification" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈtsøːzə/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "nonstandard, chiefly erroneous, but common" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Diözese: (file) - Rhymes: -eːzə
Noun
Diözese f (genitive Diözese, plural Diözesen)
- (Christianity) diocese
- (historical) diocese (Roman administrive division)
Usage notes
- Compounds are formed from the stem Diözesan-.
Declension
Synonyms
- (Christianity): Bistum
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Diözese” in Duden online