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Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbas (“abbot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadesses, masculine abat)
- abbess
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.baˈdes.sa/
- Rhymes: -essa
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dés‧sa
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadesse, masculine abate)
- (archaic) Alternative form of badessa
Further reading
- abadessa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -esɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧des‧sa
Noun
abadessa f (plural abadessas)
- abbess (female superior of a nunnery)