abadesa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈba.de.sa/

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Noun

abadesa

1. abbess

Related terms

• abade
• abadetza
• abadia
• abadegai

Further reading

• "abadesa" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).

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, since 2012

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Noun

abadésa

1. abbess

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈde.za/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)

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

Related terms

• abade
• abadia

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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]
• 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