epscop

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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epscop m (genitive epscoip or epscuip, nominative plural epscoip or epscuip)

  1. (Christianity) bishop
  2. episcopus, overseer

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative epscop epscopL epscoipL, epscuip
Vocative epscoip, epscuip epscopL epscopuH
Accusative epscopN epscopL epscopuH
Genitive epscoipL, epscuip epscop epscopN
Dative epscopL epscopaib epscopaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: escop, espoc

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
epscop
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-epscop
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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