Bischofssitz
German, noun[ˈbɪʃoːfsˌzɪt͡s]
Bischofssitz is spelled B-I-S-C-H-O-F-S-S-I-T-Z (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bischofssitz is a German masculine noun meaning “episcopal see (diocese)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort, an dem ein Bischof ansässig ist”.
What does Bischofssitz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineepiscopal see (diocese)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort, an dem ein Bischof ansässig ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bischofssitz
- Bischofssitzes genitive
- Bischofssitze plural
- Bischofssitzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bischofssitz?
- [ˈbɪʃoːfsˌzɪt͡s]
- [ˈbɪʃɔfsˌzɪt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bischofssitz in German?
Bischofssitz appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).