LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dioecēsis

dioecēsis f (genitive dioecēsis or dioecēseōs or dioecēsios)
Classical[di.oe̯ˈkeː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[di.eˈt͡ʃɛː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. diocese
    c. 1590, Abraham Ortelius, Islandia (map)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedioecēsisdioecēsēs
dioecēseis, dioecēsies
genitivedioecēsis
dioecēseōs, dioecēsios		dioecēseōn
dioecēsiōn, dioecēsium
dativedioecēsī
dioecēsei		dioecēsibus
dioecēsesi
accusativedioecēsim
dioecēsin, dioecēsem		dioecēsēs
dioecēseis, dioecēsīs, dioecēsias
ablativedioecēsī
dioecēsei, dioecēse		dioecēsibus
dioecēsesi
vocativedioecēsis
dioecēsi		dioecēsēs
dioecēseis, dioecēsies

dĭœcēsis, is, f., = διοίκησις.
I. A governor's jurisdiction, a district, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 4 (ib. 13, 53 and 67, written as Greek); Cod. Theod. 7, 6, 3; Amm. 17, 7, 6.—
II. In eccl. Lat., a bishop's jurisdiction, a diocese, Sid. Ep. 7, 6 med.; sometimes also a parish, id. ib. 9, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindioecēsis

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek οἰκέω (oikéō) Ancient Greek διοικέω (dioikéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis)bor. Latin dioecesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).

Descendants
  • Catalandiòcesi
  • GermanDiözese
  • Italiandiocesi
  • Englishdiocesefrom Old French diocese
  • Frenchdiocèsefrom Old French diocese
  • Portuguesediocese
  • Romaniandioceză
  • Spanishdiócesis
  • Aragonesediocesi
  • Belarusianдыяцэ́зія

Quick answers

What does dioecēsis mean in Latin?
dioecēsis, a noun, means “diocese”.
What is the genitive of dioecēsis?
The genitive singular is dioecēsis. dioecēsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dioecēsis?
In classical Latin, [di.oe̯ˈkeː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.eˈt͡ʃɛː.s̬is].
Where does dioecēsis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dioecēsis.