"Dechant" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /deˈçant/, /ˈdeːçant/, /ˈdɛçant/ Audio: De-Dechant.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing. In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|dechant}} Middle High German dechant, {{m|gmh|techant}} techant, {{inh|de|goh|tehhant}} Old High German tehhant, {{m|goh|tehhan}} tehhan, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*dekan|t=deacon}} Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), {{der|de|la|decanus|t=dean}} Latin decanus (“dean”), {{doublet|de|Dekan}} Doublet of Dekan, {{cog|gml|dēken}} Middle Low German dēken, {{m+|goh|degan}} Old High German degan Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Dechanten [genitive], Dechanten [plural], weak [table-tags], Dechant [nominative, singular], Dechanten [definite, nominative, plural], Dechanten [genitive, singular], Dechanten [definite, genitive, plural], Dechanten [dative, singular], Dechanten [dative, definite, plural], Dechanten [accusative, singular], Dechanten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Christianity) dean (kind of church official) Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: Dekan Derived forms: Dechanat, Dechanei, Domdechant, Stadtdechant
    Sense id: en-Dechant-de-noun-SDfSuzcl Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

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