diócesis

See also: diòcesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “administration; diocese”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdjoθesis/ [ˈd̪jo.θe.sis]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈdjosesis/ [ˈd̪jo.se.sis]
(Spain) Rhymes: -oθesis
(Latin America) Rhymes: -osesis
Syllabification: dió‧ce‧sis

Noun

diócesis f (plural diócesis)

diocese

Derived terms

Related terms

diocesano

Descendants

→ Tagalog: diyósesis

Further reading

“diócesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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