Italian

Noun

archimandrita m ‎(plural archimandriti)

1. archimandrite

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης ‎(arkhimandrítēs, “abbot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰi.manˈdriː.ta/, [ar.kʰɪ.manˈdriː.ta]

Noun

archimandrīta m ‎(genitive archimandrītae); first declension

1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
2. A chief or principal of monks; abbot.

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (abbot): abbās

Descendants

• English: archimandrite

References

• archimandrita in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ARCHIMANDRITA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “archimandrita”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Noun

archimandrita m ‎(plural archimandritas)

1. archimandrite (the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church)