abt

See also: Abt, ABT, abt., Abt., and Äbt

Translingual

Symbol

abt

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abelam.

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English

Adjective

abt (not comparable)

1. (academics) all but thesis: A description of the status of a masters, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.

Synonyms

• ABD

Preposition

abt

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of about.

Anagrams

• ATB, B.T.A., BAT, BTA, Bat-, TBA, Tab, bat, tab

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch abbet, ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpt/

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• Hyphenation: abt
• Rhymes: -ɑpt

Noun

abt m (plural abten, diminutive abtje n, feminine abdis)

1. An abbot, monastic superior of an abbey

Derived terms

• aartsabt
• abdij
• abtelijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ab

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Estonian

Etymology

From German Abt.

Noun

abt (genitive abti, partitive abti)

1. abbot (head of a Catholic abbey)

Further reading

• abt in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic إبْط (ʔibṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apt/

Noun

abt m (dual abtejn, plural abtijiet)

1. armpit

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	abti		abtna
2nd person	abtek		abtkom
3rd person	abtu	abtha	abthom

Derived terms

• abti

 

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West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apt/

Noun

abt c (plural abten)

1. abbot (the monastic superior of an abbey)

Alternative forms

• abbet (formal)

Further reading

• “abt”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011