Dechant

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing.

In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈçant/, (dated) /ˈdeːçant/, /ˈdɛçant/
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Noun

Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten)

  1. (Christianity) dean (kind of church official)
    Synonym: Dekan

Declension

Declension of Dechant [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dechant die Dechanten
genitive eines des Dechanten der Dechanten
dative einem dem Dechanten den Dechanten
accusative einen den Dechanten die Dechanten

Derived terms

  • Dechanat
  • Dechanei
  • Domdechant
  • Stadtdechant
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