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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch abdisse. Equivalent to abt + -is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑbˈdɪs/
- Hyphenation: ab‧dis
- Rhymes: -ɪs
Noun
abdis f (plural abdissen, diminutive abdisje n, masculine abt)
- An abbess (female superior of certain nunneries).
Related terms
Descendants
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch abdis (“abbess”), from Middle Dutch abdisse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈabdɪs/
- Hyphenation: ab‧dis
Noun
abdis
- (Catholicism) abbess
Further reading
Latin
Verb
abdis
- second-person singular present active indicative of abdō