abadia

See also: abadía and abadiá

Basque

Alternative forms

• abade-etxe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abadia/, [a.β̞a.ð̞i.a]

Noun

abadia inan

1. abbey

Declension

Declension of abadia (inanimate) indefinite singular plural absolutive abadia abadia abadiak ergative abadiak abadiak abadiek dative abadiari abadiari abadiei genitive abadiaren abadiaren abadien comitative abadiarekin abadiarekin abadiekin causative abadiarengatik abadiarengatik abadiengatik benefactive abadiarentzat abadiarentzat abadientzat instrumental abadiaz abadiaz abadiez inessive abadiatan abadian abadietan locative abadiatako abadiako abadietako allative abadiatara abadiara abadietara terminative abadiataraino abadiaraino abadietaraino directive abadiatarantz abadiarantz abadietarantz destinative abadiatarako abadiarako abadietarako ablative abadiatatik abadiatik abadietatik partitive abadiarik - - prolative abadiatzat - -

Further reading

• “abadia” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan abadia, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bəˈdi.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.baˈdi.a/

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• Rhymes: -ia

Noun

abadia f (plural abadies)

1. abbey
2. abbacy
3. rectory

   Synonym: rectoria

Usage notes

While the English terms abbey and abbacy usually refer only to religious communities headed by an abbot, in Catalan, abadia is equally applicable to religious communities headed by an abbess.

Related terms

• abacial (“abbatial”, adjective)
• abadessa (“abbess”)
• abat (“abbot”)

 

Further reading

• “abadia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish abadía.

Noun

abadíya

1. abbey

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈdi.a/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dì‧a

Noun

abadia f (plural abadie)

1. Archaic form of abbazia.

Further reading

• abadia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French abaie.

Noun

abadia f (oblique plural abadias, nominative singular abadia, nominative plural abadias)

1. abbey

Descendants

• Catalan: abadia
• Occitan: abadiá

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “abbatia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 240, page 15

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia (“abbey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈdi.a/

Noun

abadia f (plural abadias)

1. abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)

Related terms

• abade
• abadessa

Descendants

• Galician: abadía
• Portuguese: abadia

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Portuguese

abadia

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abadia, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia (“abbey”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈd͡ʒi.a/, /a.ba.ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈdi.a/, /a.ba.ˈdi.ɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ˈdi.ɐ/, [ɐ.βɐ.ˈði.ɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧di‧a

Noun

abadia f (plural abadias)

1. abbey
2. abbeystead

Related terms

• abade
• abadessa