abatino
Esperanto
Etymology
From abato (“abbot”) + -ino (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [abaˈtino]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ti‧no
Audio (file)
Noun
abatino (accusative singular abatinon, plural abatinoj, accusative plural abatinojn)
- abbess
Italian
Etymology
From abate (“abbot”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.baˈti.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧tì‧no
Noun
abatino m (plural abatini)
- Diminutive of abate
- a young abbot, particularly one that is elegant and gallant
- (ecclesiastical, rare) altar boy
- (sports slang, rare) an athlete possessing technique but lacking physical strength
Further reading
- abatino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- abitano