See also: opat, Opat, and opäť

Slovak

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Etymology

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Derived from German Abt, from Latin abbās (father), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, father). Doublet of abbé.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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opát m anim (genitive singular opáta, nominative plural opáti, genitive plural opátov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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