diocesaan
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French diocésain, from Late Latin diocēsanus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.oː.seːˈzaːn/
- Hyphenation: di‧o‧ce‧saan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Adjective
diocesaan (not comparable)
- (Christianity) diocesan, pertaining to a diocese
Inflection
| Inflection of diocesaan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | diocesaan | |||
| inflected | diocesane | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | diocesaan | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | diocesane | ||
| n. sing. | diocesaan | |||
| plural | diocesane | |||
| definite | diocesane | |||
| partitive | diocesaans | |||
Noun
diocesaan m (plural diocesanen)
- (Roman Catholicism) diocesan, member of a diocese
- (obsolete, Christianity) bishop
- Synonym: bisschop
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press