opát
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)
- abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
Declension edit
Declension of opát
Derived terms edit
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