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abats
abats
Catalan
Noun
abats
- plural of abat
Verb
abats
- second-person singular present indicative form of abatre
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [abats]
Noun
abats m (1st declension, feminine form: abate)
- abbot (the (male) leader of a Catholic abbey or monastery)
- abats ir Romas katoļu baznīcas goda tituls ― abbot is an honorific title of the Roman Catholic church
- abats nēsā mitru un gana zizli ― the abbot carries a mitre (hat) and a shepherd's staff
Declension
Declension of abats (1st declension)