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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch abedîe, abdîe, from Old Dutch *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā. Equivalent to abt (“abbot”) + -ij.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑbˈdɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: ab‧dij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Noun
abdij f (plural abdijen, diminutive abdijtje n)
- an abbey, monastery under a prelate styled abbot.
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