Abtei
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German aptīe, abbeteie, from Old High German abbateia (manuscript 12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā (“abbey”). Analysable as Abt + -ei. The early ei-spellings are unusual, but perhaps caused by the hiatus; regular ī-forms are found alongside in Middle High German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Abtei f (genitive Abtei, plural Abteien)
Declension edit
Declension of Abtei [feminine]
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Proper noun edit
Abtei n (proper noun, genitive Abteis or (optionally with an article) Abtei)
- A municipality of South Tyrol
Further reading edit
- “Abtei” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abtei”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- “Abtei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish edit
Noun edit
Abtei f (plural Abteien)