abatino
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From abato (“abbot”) + -ino (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
abatino (accusative singular abatinon, plural abatinoj, accusative plural abatinojn)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From abate (“abbot”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abatino m (plural abatini)
- Diminutive of abate
- a young abbot, particularly one that is elegant and gallant
- (ecclesiastical, rare) altar boy
- (sports slang, rare) an athlete possessing technique but lacking physical strength
Further reading edit
- abatino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana