abatija

See also: abatijā

Latvian

Abatija

Etymology

From abats (“abbot”) +‎ -ija. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abatija]

• Audio:

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Noun

abatija f (4th declension)

1. abbey (a monastery headed by an abbot, and also the surrounding areas)

   abatijas robežas ― the borders of the abbey

   abatijas celtnes ― the buildings of the abbey

   abatija ir mūku ordenim piederošs katoļu klosteris ― an abbey is a Catholic monastery that belongs to a monastic order

Declension

Declension of abatija (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	abatija	abatijas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	abatiju	abatijas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	abatijas	abatiju
dative (datīvs)	abatijai	abatijām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	abatiju	abatijām
locative (lokatīvs)	abatijā	abatijās
vocative (vokatīvs)	abatija	abatijas

Synonyms

• klosteris

Related terms

• abats, abate

Further reading

• abatija at tezaurs.lv

Lithuanian

Abatija

Etymology

abatas (“abbot”) +‎ -ija

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈbaː.tʲɪ.jɐ/

Noun

abãtija f (plural abãtijos) stress pattern 1 or
abatijà f (plural abatìjos) stress pattern 2

1. abbey (a monastery headed by an abbot, and also the surrounding areas)

   abatijos pastatas

   the building of an abbey

2. instrumental singular of abatija
3. vocative singular of abatija

Declension

Declension of abãtija

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	abãtija	abãtijos
genitive (kilmininkas)	abãtijos	abãtijų
dative (naudininkas)	abãtijai	abãtijoms
accusative (galininkas)	abãtiją	abãtijas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	abãtija	abãtijomis
locative (vietininkas)	abãtijoje	abãtijose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	abãtija	abãtijos

Declension of abatijà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	abatijà	abatìjos
genitive (kilmininkas)	abatìjos	abatìjų
dative (naudininkas)	abatìjai	abatìjoms
accusative (galininkas)	abatìją	abatijàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	abatijà	abatìjomis
locative (vietininkas)	abatìjoje	abatìjose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	abatìja	abatìjos

See also

• vienuolynas (“monastery”)

Maltese

Alternative forms

• abbatija, labatija

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin abbātia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈtiː.ja/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

abatija f (plural abatiji or abatijiet)

1. abbey; nunnery
2. orphanage