Papsttum

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German bābestuom. Equivalent to Papst +‎ -tum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːpsˌtuːm/, (rare, pedantic) /ˈpaːpstˌtuːm/
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  • Hyphenation: Papst‧tum

Noun

Papsttum n (strong, genitive Papsttums or Papsttumes, no plural)

  1. (religion) popedom, papacy (office and jurisdiction of the Pope)

Declension

Declension of Papsttum [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Papsttum
genitive eines des Papsttums, Papsttumes
dative einem dem Papsttum, Papsttume1
accusative ein das Papsttum

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • Papsttum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Papsttum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Papsttum” in Duden online
  • “Papsttum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Papsttum”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2025
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