abadessa
See also: abadêssa
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbas (“abbot”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βəˈðɛ.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.bəˈðə.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.baˈðe.sa]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsa
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧des‧sa
Noun edit
abadessa f (plural abadesses, masculine abat)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abadessa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “abadessa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abadessa f (plural abadesse, masculine abate)
Further reading edit
- abadessa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -esɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧des‧sa
Noun edit
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery)