Erzstift

German

Etymology

From erz- (“arch-”) +‎ Stift (“ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛʁt͡sˌʃtɪft]
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Hyphenation: Erz‧stift

Noun

Erzstift n (strong, genitive Erzstiftes or Erzstifts, plural Erzstifte or Erzstifter)

(Christianity, historical) prince-archbishopric (an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled politically by a prince-archbishop)
Synonyms: Fürsterzstift, Fürsterzbistum

Declension

Declension of Erzstift [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erzstift	die	Erzstifte, Erzstifter
genitive	eines	des	Erzstiftes, Erzstifts	der	Erzstifte, Erzstifter
dative	einem	dem	Erzstift, Erzstifte¹	den	Erzstiften, Erzstiftern
accusative	ein	das	Erzstift	die	Erzstifte, Erzstifter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Hochstift (“prince-bishopric”)

Hyponyms

Kurerzstift (“electorate-archbishopric”)
Erzstift Köln (“Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne, Electorate of Cologne”)
Erzstift Mainz (“Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz, Electorate of Mainz”)
Erzstift Trier (“Prince-Archbishopric of Trier, Electorate of Trier”)
Erzstift Bremen (“Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen”)
Erzstift Magdeburg (“Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg”)
Erzstift Salzburg (“Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg”)

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