abat

Albanian

Etymology

Cf. Italian abate.

Noun

abat

1. abbot

Further reading

• abat in Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe at shkenca.org

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• abatu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *abbatō, *abbatuō, from Latin battuō. Compare Romanian abate, abat.

Verb

abat (third-person singular present indicative abati or abate, past participle abãtutã)

1. I make space, distance myself.
2. I divert, deviate.

Related terms

• abatiri/abatire
• abãtut
• bat

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈbat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈbat/
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. abbot
2. rector
3. A type of sausage made using the stomach of a pig as the casing, and stuffed with minced meat.

Synonyms

• (rector): rector

Related terms

• abacial (“abbatial”)
• abadessa (“abbess”)
• abadia (“abbey” or “abbacy”)

Verb

abat

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

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French

Verb

abat

1. third-person singular present indicative of abattre

Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. giblet

Further reading

• “abat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Hiligaynon

Verb

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

1. to follow after

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈβat]

Noun

abat m (plural abats)

1. abbot

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Tagalog

Noun

abat

1. An ambush.

Verb

abat

1. To ambush.

   Inabatan ng mga rebelde ang mga sundalo.

   The rebels ambushed the soldiers.