abadessa
See also: abadêssa
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, from Latin abbas.
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadesses)
- abbess
Related terms
- abacial (“abbatial”, adjective)
- abadia (“abbey; abbacy”)
- abat (“abbot”)
Further reading
- “abadessa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Alternative forms
- abbadessa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.baˈdes.a/, [äbäˈd̪es̪s̪ä]
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dés‧sa
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadesse)
- Archaic form of badessa.
Further reading
- abadessa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ba.ˈde.s̺a/
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)
Related terms
- abade
- abadia
Descendants
- Galician: abadesa
- Portuguese: abadessa
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- abbadessa (obsolete)
- abadêssa (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ba.ˈde.sa/, /ˌa.ba.ˈde.sɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.bɐ.ˈde.sɐ/, [ˌa.βɐ.ˈðe.sɐ]
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧des‧sa
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery)
Related terms
- abade
- abadia