Abt
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas. Doublet of Abate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Abt m (strong, genitive Abtes or Abts, plural Äbte, feminine Äbtissin)
Declension edit
Declension of Abt [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Abt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Abt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Abt” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abt”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Abt m (plural Äbt)