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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 (female equivalent opátka, related adjective opátsky)
- abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
Declension
Declension of
opát (pattern
chlap)
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