abat

See also: Abat, Abát, and -abat

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian abate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbat/
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

abat m (plural abatë)

1. abbot (superior of an abbey)
2. An ecclesiastical title close to that of a bishop.
3. Catholic priest

   Hypernym: prift

Declension

Declension of abat

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	abat	abati	abatë	abatët
accusative		abatin
dative	abati	abatit	abatëve	abatëve
ablative			abatësh

Related terms

• abaci

Further reading

• Jungg, G. (1895), “abat”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 1
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “abat”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 1
• Çabej, E. (1976), “abat”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes II: A–B, Tirana
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2], 1980, page 1
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “abat”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[3]
• O. Buchholz, W. Fiedler, et al. (2000), “abat”, in Langenscheidts Handwörterbuch Albanisch (in German), 1 edition, →ISBN, page 27
• “abat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• abatu — alternative spelling

Etymology

Akin to synonymous Romanian abate (“to stray”). Perhaps from Late Latin abbattō (“to beat down, strike”), for which compare bat (“to beat, strike”).

Verb

abat (third-person singular abate, simple perfect abãtui, imperfect abãteam, participle abãtutã, infinitive abatire or abãteare)

1. (reflexive) to stray, distance oneself, take a different path

   Synonym: pãrmãrãsescu

   picurarlu si abãtu cama nclo

   the sheperd went away over there

2. (transitive) to divert, deviate

   Synonyms: curmu, pãrmãrãsescu

   picurarlu abate oile

   the shepherd diverts the sheep

Derived terms

• abatire, abãteare
• abãtut

References

• Cunia (2010), page 7a: “abat”
• Vrabie (2000), page 249: “deviate” → “abát”, page 262: “divert” → “abát”, page 651: “stray” → “mi abát”, page 650: “straggle” → “mi abát”
• DIARO (1997), page 2: “abate” → “abatu”
• Papahagi (1974), page 100: “abát”

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβat]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈbat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈbat]

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• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin abbātem (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. abbot
2. rector

   Synonym: rector

3. a type of sausage made using the stomach of a pig as the casing, and stuffed with minced meat

Related terms

• abacial (“abbatial”, adjective)
• abadessa (“abbess”)
• abadia (“abbey; abbacy”)

Etymology 2

Verb

abat

1. inflection of abatre:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “abat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bat

Noun

abat

1. (folklore) a vampirelike creature or monster

Verb

abat

1. to be a prey or victim to this creature
2. (of an abat) to hunt or attack prey

Anagrams

• abta, atab, baat, bata

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba/

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Verb

abat

1. third-person singular present indicative of abattre

Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. giblet

Further reading

• “abat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali আবাদ (abad). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

abat

1. cultivation

Hiligaynon

Verb

abat (diminutive abát-ábat, causative paábat, frequentative abát-ábat)

1. to follow after

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈabat/ [ˈa.bat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -abat
• Syllabification: a‧bat

Etymology 1

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

Noun

abat (plural abat-abat)

1. (zoology) king soldierbream, Bowen snapper, long-spined red bream, longfin snapper, longspine seabream, red bokako (Argyrops spinifer)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French abat (“offal”).

Noun

abat (plural abat-abat)

1. (cooking) offal, variety meats, pluck, organ meats
2. (cooking) giblet

Further reading

• “abat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabət/ [ˈäː.bət]
• Hyphenation: a‧bat

Verb

ábat

1. to accost
2. to ambush

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French abattre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.twa/

Verb

abat

1. To discourage
2. To depress

References

• Klingler, T. A., & Valdman, A. (1998). Dictionary of Louisiana Creole. Indiana Univ. Press.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba/

Noun

abat m

1. a downpour of rain

References

• Spence, N.C.W. (1960). Glossary of Jersey-French. Oxford: Blackwell. p. 39.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin abbās, abbātem (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈβat]

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Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. abbot

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbɑːt/

Verb

ābāt

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of ābītan

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbat/
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: a‧bát

Verb

abat

1. inflection of abate:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟban ~ *ɟbaan (“skirt; girdle”).

Noun

abat

1. cloth, dress, garment

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbat/ [ʔɐˈbat̪̚]

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• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: a‧bat

Noun

abát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜆ᜔)

1. ambush; snare; waylaying

   Synonyms: tambang, abang, pikot, bakay, ambus

Derived terms

• abatan
• mang-aabat
• mang-abat
• pang-aabat
• tagaabat

Anagrams

• taba, baat, bata

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːbat/
• Hyphenation: a‧bat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آباد (abad, “future eternities”), from Arabic آبَاد (ʔābād).

Noun

abat (definite accusative abadı, uncountable)

1. (obsolete) plural of ebet.

Declension

Declension of abat

singular plural nominative abat abatlar definite accusative abadı abatları dative abada abatlara locative abatta abatlarda ablative abattan abatlardan genitive abadın abatların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular abadım abatlarım 2nd singular abadın abatların 3rd singular abadı abatları 1st plural abadımız abatlarımız 2nd plural abadınız abatlarınız 3rd plural abatları abatları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular abadımı abatlarımı 2nd singular abadını abatlarını 3rd singular abadını abatlarını 1st plural abadımızı abatlarımızı 2nd plural abadınızı abatlarınızı 3rd plural abatlarını abatlarını dative singular plural 1st singular abadıma abatlarıma 2nd singular abadına abatlarına 3rd singular abadına abatlarına 1st plural abadımıza abatlarımıza 2nd plural abadınıza abatlarınıza 3rd plural abatlarına abatlarına locative singular plural 1st singular abadımda abatlarımda 2nd singular abadında abatlarında 3rd singular abadında abatlarında 1st plural abadımızda abatlarımızda 2nd plural abadınızda abatlarınızda 3rd plural abatlarında abatlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular abadımdan abatlarımdan 2nd singular abadından abatlarından 3rd singular abadından abatlarından 1st plural abadımızdan abatlarımızdan 2nd plural abadınızdan abatlarınızdan 3rd plural abatlarından abatlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular abadımın abatlarımın 2nd singular abadının abatlarının 3rd singular abadının abatlarının 1st plural abadımızın abatlarımızın 2nd plural abadınızın abatlarınızın 3rd plural abatlarının abatlarının

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آباد (abad, “prosperous, in good condition, not in ruins, not deserted and neglected”), from Classical Persian آبَاد (ābād, “inhabitable, inhabited, populous, cultivated”).

Adjective

abat

1. (archaic) Developed, flourishing, cultivated.

   Synonyms: bayındır, bakımlı, mamur, elverişli, ongun

2. (archaic) Comfortable, prosperous.

   Synonyms: müreffeh, ongun, muvaffakiyetli

Declension

Predicative forms of abat

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	abadım	abat mıyım?
sen (you are)	abatsın	abat mısın?
o (he/she/it is)	abat / abattır	abat mı?
biz (we are)	abadız	abat mıyız?
siz (you are)	abatsınız	abat mısınız?
onlar (they are)	abat(lar)	abat(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	abattım	abat mıydım?
sen (you were)	abattın	abat mıydın?
o (he/she/it was)	abattı	abat mıydı?
biz (we were)	abattık	abat mıydık?
siz (you were)	abattınız	abat mıydınız?
onlar (they were)	abattılar	abat mıydılar?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	abatmışım	abat mıymışım?
sen (you were)	abatmışsın	abat mıymışsın?
o (he/she/it was)	abatmış	abat mıymış?
biz (we were)	abatmışız	abat mıymışız?
siz (you were)	abatmışsınız	abat mıymışsınız?
onlar (they were)	abatmışlar	abat mıymışlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	abatsam	abat mıysam?
sen (if you)	abatsan	abat mıysan?
o (if he/she/it)	abatsa	abat mıysa?
biz (if we)	abatsak	abat mıysak?
siz (if you)	abatsanız	abat mıysanız?
onlar (if they)	abatsalar	abat mıysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

• abat etmek
• abat olmak

Further reading

• “abat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu