abbate

See also: Abbate

English

Alternative forms

• abate

Etymology

From Latin abbatem.

Noun

abbate (plural abbates)

1. An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
2. Alternative form of abate (“Italian abbot”).

References

• Century Dictionary, volume 1, 1889, page 6

Further reading

• Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbate”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈba.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: ab‧bà‧te

Noun

abbate m (plural abbati)

1. alternative form of abate

Latin

Noun

abbāte

1. ablative singular of abbās

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin abbātem, accusative form of abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈba.tə/
• Rhymes: -atə

Noun

abbate m

1. abbot
2. priest

References

• Emmanuele Rocco, Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano, Naples, 1882