abadia
Basque
Alternative forms
- abade-etxe
Declension
(inanimate noun) declension of abadia
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Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan abadia, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
While the English terms abbey and abbacy usually refer only to religious communities headed by an abbot, in Catalan, abadia is equally applicable to religious communities headed by an abbess.
Further reading
- “abadia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.baˈdi.a/, [äbäˈd̪iːä]
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dì‧a
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French abaie.
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “abbatia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 240, page 15
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia (“abbey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ba.ˈdi.a/
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese abadia, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia (“abbey”).
Pronunciation
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