archimandrita

Italian

Etymology

archi- +‎

Noun

archimandrita m (plural archimandriti)

1. archimandrite

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (archimandritês, “abbot”).

Noun

archimandrīta (genitive archimandrītae); m, first declension

1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
2. A chief or principal of monks; abbot.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	archimandrīta	archimandrītae
genitive	archimandrītae	archimandrītārum
dative	archimandrītae	archimandrītīs
accusative	archimandrītam	archimandrītās
ablative	archimandrītā	archimandrītīs
vocative	archimandrīta	archimandrītae

Synonyms

• (abbot): abbās

Descendants

• English: archimandrite

References

• archimandrita in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879