Bischof

bischof English Etymology Occupational surname borrowed from en de Bischof bishop. Proper noun s en German. Derived terms en bischofite Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Bischof is the 18286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1518 individuals. Bischof is most common among White (95.59%) individuals. Further reading German Etymology From de gmh bischof, from de goh biscof, from de gmw-pro *biskop, from de la episcopus. The goh -f- is due to the High German consonant shift, but in gmh - it irregularly developed into gmh -v- (thus predominantly gmh bischoves rather than gmh bischoffes), which explains the (variably) lengthened vowel. This development has been ascribed to renewed Romance influence; compare it vescovo. Pronunciation de /ˈbɪʃɔf/ /ˈbɪʃoːf/ predominantly short, but forms with umlaut usually long de De-Bischof2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Bischof3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Bischof.ogg Noun m,,^e ^in bishop male or of unspecified gender Declension m,,^e Derived terms de Bischofit bischöflich bischöfliche Kirche Bischöfliche Methodistenkirche bischöfliche Verfassung Bischofs-Kiefer Bischofsamt Bischofschaft Bischofsernennung Bischofshof Bischofshut Bischofskapitularien Bischofskappe Bischofskirche Bischofskollegium Bischofskonferenz Bischofskongregation Bischofskraut Bischofsliste Bischofsmütze Bischofspalast Bischofspfalz Bischofsring Bischofsrobe Bischofssiegel Bischofssitz Bischofsstab Bischofsstadt Bischofsstuhl Bischofssynode Bischofstangare Bischofstaube Bischofsthron Bischofsvikar Bischofswahl Bischofswappen Bischofsweber Bischofsweihe Bischofswürde Bischoftum Bistum Schottische Bischöfliche Kirche Further reading de Catholicism Roman Catholicism Christianity Occupations Religion