Erzstift

German

Etymology

From erz- (“arch-”) +‎ Stift (“ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛʁt͡sˌʃtɪft]

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• Hyphenation: Erz‧stift

Noun

Erzstift n (strong, genitive Erzstiftes or Erzstifts, plural Erzstifte or Erzstifter)

1. (Christianity, historical) prince-archbishopric (an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled politically by a prince-archbishop)

   Synonyms: Fürsterzstift, Fürsterzbistum

Declension

Declension of Erzstift [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erzstift	die	Erzstifte, Erzstifter
genitive	eines	des	Erzstiftes, Erzstifts	der	Erzstifte, Erzstifter
dative	einem	dem	Erzstift, Erzstifte1	den	Erzstiften, Erzstiftern
accusative	ein	das	Erzstift	die	Erzstifte, Erzstifter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Hochstift (“prince-bishopric”)

Hyponyms

• Kurerzstift (“electorate-archbishopric”)
• Erzstift Köln (“Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne, Electorate of Cologne”)
• Erzstift Mainz (“Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz, Electorate of Mainz”)
• Erzstift Trier (“Prince-Archbishopric of Trier, Electorate of Trier”)
• Erzstift Bremen (“Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen”)
• Erzstift Magdeburg (“Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg”)
• Erzstift Salzburg (“Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg”)