See also: αββάς

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Word of 4th century.[1] The indeclinable ἀββα (abba) or ἀββᾶ (abbâ) stem ἀββ- + ending -ᾶς, adjusting to an inflectional system, from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, father). More inflectional forms added later like medieval plurals in -ᾶδες/-άδες.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἀββᾶς (abbâsm (genitive ἀββᾶ); irregular declension with combination of inflectional forms (Koine) & Medieval Greek

  1. declinable form of ἀββα (abba), ἀββᾶ (abbâ) (both indeclinable)

Inflection

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Genitive singular: ἀββᾶ (abbâ).
The inflectional forms with -δ- like plural ἀββᾶδες (abbâdes) or ἀββάδες (abbádes), are later.

Descendants

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  • > Greek: αββάς (avvás) (inherited) & simplified αβάς (avás)

References

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  1. ^ *ἀββᾶς p.2α - Lampe, G. W. H. (1961) “ἀββᾶς”, in A Patristic Greek Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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