archimandrita

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌar.ki.manˈdri.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧man‧drì‧ta

Noun

archimandrita m (plural archimandriti)

  1. archimandrite

Further reading

  • archimandrita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • archimandrita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs, abbot).

Pronunciation

Noun

archimandrīta m (genitive archimandrītae); first declension

  1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  2. A chief or principal of monks; abbot.
    Synonym: abbās

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

Noun

archimandrita m (plural archimandritas)

  1. archimandrite (the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church)

Further reading