abt

See also: Abt, Äbt, abt., and Abt.

English

Adjective

abt (not comparable)

  1. (academics) all but thesis: A description of the status of a masters, doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.

Synonyms

Preposition

abt

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of about.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch abbet, ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא‎‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑpt/
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  • Hyphenation: abt
  • Rhymes: -ɑpt

Noun

abt m (plural abten, diminutive abtje n, feminine abdis)

  1. An abbot, monastic superior of an abbey

Derived terms

Estonian

Noun

abt (genitive abti, partitive abti)

  1. abbot; the head of a Catholic abbey

Declension
Declension of abt (type riik)
singular plural
nominative abt abtid
genitive abti abtide
partitive abti abte / abtisid
illative abti / abtisse abtidesse
inessive abtis abtides
elative abtist abtidest
allative abtile abtidele
adessive abtil abtidel
ablative abtilt abtidelt
translative abtiks abtideks
terminative abtini abtideni
essive abtina abtidena
abessive abtita abtideta
comitative abtiga abtidega

West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא‎‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /apt/

Noun

abt c (plural abten)

  1. abbot (the monastic superior of an abbey)

Alternative forms

Further reading
  • “abt”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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