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Etymology edit

Apheresis of earlier abadessa, abbadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, from Latin abbas.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baˈdes.sa/
  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: ba‧dés‧sa

Noun edit

badessa f (plural badesse, masculine abate)

  1. abbess

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Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian badessa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

badessa f (plural badessi)

  1. Alternative form of abbatissa: abbess