badessa
Italian
Alternative forms
- (archaic) abadessa, abbadessa
Etymology
Apheresis of earlier abadessa, abbadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, from Latin abbas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈdes.sa/, [bäˈd̪es̪.s̪ä]
- Hyphenation: ba‧dés‧sa
Noun
badessa f (plural badesse, masculine abate)
- abbess
Related terms
- abbazia
Anagrams
- badasse