Abt

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

English

Proper noun

Abt

1. A surname from German or Dutch.

Derived terms

• Abt system

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈapt]

Proper noun

Abt m anim (female equivalent Abtová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Abt (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Abt	Abtové
genitive	Abta	Abtů
dative	Abtovi	Abtům
accusative	Abta	Abty
vocative	Abte	Abtové
locative	Abtovi	Abtech
instrumental	Abtem	Abty

Further reading

• “Abt”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas. Doublet of Abate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• (Austria) IPA^(key): /aːpt/

Noun

Abt m (strong, genitive Abtes or Abts, plural Äbte, feminine Äbtissin)

1. abbot

Declension

Declension of Abt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abt	die	Äbte
genitive	eines	des	Abtes, Abts	der	Äbte
dative	einem	dem	Abt, Abte1	den	Äbten
accusative	einen	den	Abt	die	Äbte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Altabt, Erzabt, Fürstabt, Generalabt, Kommendatarabt, Laienabt, Reichsabt

Derived terms

• äbtlich

Further reading

• “Abt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Abt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Abt” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Abt”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑpt/

Noun

Abt m (plural Äbt)

1. abbot

Related terms

• Abtei