See also: opat, Opat, and opäť

Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Derived from German Abt, from Latin abbās (father), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, father). Doublet of abbé.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

opát m anim (genitive singular opáta, nominative plural opáti, genitive plural opátov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)

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Further reading edit

  • opát”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024