Kirundi
umwepiskopi
Word parts: umw-episkopi
oom-weh-pees-KOH-pee
How to say it
Kirundiumwepiskopioom-weh-pees-KOH-peesoon
Englishbishopsoon
Frenchévêquesoon
Meaning
a senior clergyman responsible for overseeing a diocese, a bishop.
Good to know
Plural abepiskopi; a loanword related to the Greek-derived episkopos, via church usage.
Examples
- Umwepiskopi yasenze mu kanisa gakuru.The bishop prayed in the cathedral.
- Ese umwepiskopi azoza ku musa?Will the bishop come to the mass?
- Si umwepiskopi, ni umupadiri.He is not a bishop, he is a priest.
- Azoba umwepiskopi mu myaka iri imbere.He will become a bishop in the coming years.
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