Catalan

Noun

abadessa f ‎(plural abadesses)

1. abbess

Related terms

• abacial ‎(“abbatial”)
• abadia ‎(“abbey” or “abbacy”)
• abat ‎(“abbot”)

Italian

Alternative forms

• abbadessa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈdes.a/, [äbäˈd̪es̪s̪ä]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dés‧sa

Noun

abadessa f ‎(plural abadesse)

1. Archaic form of badessa.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā ‎(“abbess”), from Latin abbātem ‎(“abbot”) + -issa ‎(“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˈde.s̺a/

Noun

abadessa f ‎(plural abadessas)

1. abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)

Related terms

• abade
• abadia

Descendants

• Galician: abadesa
• Portuguese: abadessa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abbadessa (obsolete)
• abadêssa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā ‎(“abbess”), from Latin abbātem ‎(“abbot”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ba.ˈde.sa/, /ˌa.ba.ˈde.sɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.bɐ.ˈde.sɐ/, [ˌa.βɐ.ˈðe.sɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧des‧sa

Noun

abadessa f (plural abadessas)

1. abbess (female superior of a nunnery)

Related terms

• abade
• abadia