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/ === Noun === Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten) (Christianity) dean (kind of church official) Synonym: Dekan ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Dechanat Dechanei Domdechant Stadtdechant