noun#8,683 by frequency
das Hochstift
/ˈhoːxˌʃtɪft/
prince-bishopric
- genitive
- des Hochstiftes
- plural
- die Hochstifte
- built from
- Hoch + Stift
Meanings
- 1
prince-bishopric — an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled politically by a prince-bishop
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasHochstift | dieHochstifte |
| accusative | dasHochstift | dieHochstifte |
| dative | demHochstift | denHochstiften |
| genitive | desHochstiftes | derHochstifte |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.