abt
See also: Abt, ABT, abt., Abt., and Äbt
Translingual
Symbol
abt
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abelam.
English
Adjective
abt (not comparable)
- (academics) all but thesis: A description of the status of a masters, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.
Synonyms
- ABD
Preposition
abt
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of about.
Anagrams
- ATB, B.T.A., BAT, BTA, Bat-, TBA, Tab, bat, tab
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch abbet, ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑpt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: abt
- Rhymes: -ɑpt
Noun
abt m (plural abten, diminutive abtje n, feminine abdis)
- An abbot, monastic superior of an abbey
Derived terms
- aartsabt
- abdij
- abtelijk
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ab
Estonian
Etymology
From German Abt.
Noun
abt (genitive abti, partitive abti)
- abbot (head of a Catholic abbey)
Declension
Declension of abt (type riik)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | abt | abtid |
genitive | abti | abtide |
partitive | abti | abte / abtisid |
illative | abti / abtisse | abtidesse / abtesse |
inessive | abtis | abtides / abtes |
elative | abtist | abtidest / abtest |
allative | abtile | abtidele / abtele |
adessive | abtil | abtidel / abtel |
ablative | abtilt | abtidelt / abtelt |
translative | abtiks | abtideks / abteks |
terminative | abtini | abtideni |
essive | abtina | abtidena |
abessive | abtita | abtideta |
comitative | abtiga | abtidega |
Further reading
- abt in Sõnaveeb
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic إبْط (ʾibṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apt/
- Rhymes: -apt
Noun
abt m (dual abtejn, plural abtijiet)
- armpit
Inflection
Inflected forms | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |
m | f | ||
1st person | abti | abtna | |
2nd person | abtek | abtkom | |
3rd person | abtu | abtha | abthom |
Derived terms
- abti
West Frisian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apt/
Noun
abt c (plural abten)
- abbot (the monastic superior of an abbey)
Alternative forms
- abbet (formal)
Further reading
- “abt”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011