"episcopus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ɛˈpɪs.kɔ.pʊs] [Classical-Latin], [eˈpis.ko.pus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)bor. Latin episcopus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher, lookout, guardian”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:ἐπίσκοπος<t:overseer>|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)bor. Latin episcopus, {{bor+|la|grc|ἐπίσκοπος||overseer}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”) Head templates: {{la-noun|episcopus<2>}} episcopus m (genitive episcopī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|episcopus<2>}} Forms: episcopī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], episcopus [nominative, singular], episcopī [nominative, plural], episcopī [genitive, singular], episcopōrum [genitive, plural], episcopō [dative, singular], episcopīs [dative, plural], episcopum [accusative, singular], episcopōs [accusative, plural], episcopō [ablative, singular], episcopīs [ablative, plural], episcope [singular, vocative], episcopī [plural, vocative], *biscopu [alternative]
  1. (Late Latin) overseer, supervisor, bishop (in a Christian church who governs a diocese) Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine Derived forms: episcopātus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "episcopus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "episcopus m (genitive episcopī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "episcopus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Latin",
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *speḱ-",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "overseer, supervisor, bishop (in a Christian church who governs a diocese)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "overseer",
          "overseer"
        ],
        [
          "supervisor",
          "supervisor"
        ],
        [
          "bishop",
          "bishop"
        ],
        [
          "diocese",
          "diocese#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Latin) overseer, supervisor, bishop (in a Christian church who governs a diocese)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛˈpɪs.kɔ.pʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈpis.ko.pus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "episcopus"
}

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