Abtei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German abbateia, from Latin abbātia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈtaɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯
• Hyphenation: Ab‧tei

Noun

Abtei f (genitive Abtei, plural Abteien)

1. abbey

Declension

Declension of Abtei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Abtei	die	Abteien
genitive	einer	der	Abtei	der	Abteien
dative	einer	der	Abtei	den	Abteien
accusative	eine	die	Abtei	die	Abteien

Hyponyms

• Erzabtei
• Benediktinerabtei

Related terms

• Abteitor
• Abteikirche

Proper noun

Abtei n (proper noun, genitive Abteis or (optionally with an article) Abtei)

1. A municipality of South Tyrol

Further reading

• “Abtei” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abtei”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
• “Abtei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Abtei f (plural Abteien)

1. abbey

Related terms

• Abt