abadesa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abades̺a/, [a.β̞a.ð̞e̞.s̺a]

• Audio:

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Noun

abadesa

1. abbess

Declension

Declension of abadesa (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abadesa	abadesa	abadesak
ergative	abadesak	abadesak	abadesek
dative	abadesari	abadesari	abadesei
genitive	abadesaren	abadesaren	abadesen
comitative	abadesarekin	abadesarekin	abadesekin
causative	abadesarengatik	abadesarengatik	abadesengatik
benefactive	abadesarentzat	abadesarentzat	abadesentzat
instrumental	abadesaz	abadesaz	abadesez
inessive	abadesarengan	abadesarengan	abadesengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abadesarengana	abadesarengana	abadesengana
terminative	abadesarenganaino	abadesarenganaino	abadesenganaino
directive	abadesarenganantz	abadesarenganantz	abadesenganantz
destinative	abadesarenganako	abadesarenganako	abadesenganako
ablative	abadesarengandik	abadesarengandik	abadesengandik
partitive	abadesarik	—	—
prolative	abadesatzat	—	—

Related terms

• abade (“abbot”)

 

Further reading

• “abadesa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “abadesa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβaˈðesɐ]

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)

1. abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)

Related terms

• abade
• abadía

Further reading

• “abadesa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abadessa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abadessa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abadesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abadesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Noun

abadésa

1. abbess

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish abbadesa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈdesa/ [a.β̞aˈð̞e.sa]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -esa

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)

1. abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)

Related terms

• abad
• abadía

Descendants

• → Basque: abadesa
• → Hiligaynon: abadesa

Further reading

• “abadesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014