opát

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See also: opat, Opat, and opäť

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from German Abt, from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abbé.

Pronunciation

Noun

opát m pers (genitive singular opáta, nominative plural opáti, genitive plural opátov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)

Declension

Declension of opát
singular plural
nominative opát opáti
genitive opáta opátov
dative opátovi opátom
accusative opáta opátov
locative opátovi opátoch
instrumental opátom opátmi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “opát”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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