opát
Slovak
editEtymology
editDerived from German Abt, from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abbé.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editopát m anim (genitive singular opáta, nominative plural opáti, genitive plural opátov, declension pattern of chlap)
- abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
Declension
editDeclension of opát
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “opát”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024