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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia, derived from Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare Sicilian batìa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.batˈt͡si.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧zì‧a
Noun
abbazia f (plural abbazie)
- abbey
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Further reading
- abbazia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana