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/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˌdiːoˈtseːzə/ (common simplification)
IPA^(key): /ˌdiːoˈtsøːzə/ (nonstandard, chiefly erroneous, but common)
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

Declension of Diözese

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Diözese	die	Diözesen
genitive	einer	der	Diözese	der	Diözesen
dative	einer	der	Diözese	den	Diözesen
accusative	eine	die	Diözese	die	Diözesen

Synonyms

(Christianity): Bistum

Derived terms

Erzdiözese

Further reading

Diözese in Duden online

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