abadesa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abades̺a/ [a.β̞a.ð̞e.s̺a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -es̺a, -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa anim

1. abbess

Declension

Declension of abadesa (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abadesa	abadesa	abadesak
ergative	abadesak	abadesak	abadesek
dative	abadesari	abadesari	abadesei
genitive	abadesaren	abadesaren	abadesen
comitative	abadesarekin	abadesarekin	abadesekin
causative	abadesarengatik	abadesarengatik	abadesengatik
benefactive	abadesarentzat	abadesarentzat	abadesentzat
instrumental	abadesaz	abadesaz	abadesez
inessive	abadesarengan	abadesarengan	abadesengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abadesarengana	abadesarengana	abadesengana
terminative	abadesarenganaino	abadesarenganaino	abadesenganaino
directive	abadesarenganantz	abadesarenganantz	abadesenganantz
destinative	abadesarenganako	abadesarenganako	abadesenganako
ablative	abadesarengandik	abadesarengandik	abadesengandik
partitive	abadesarik	—	—
prolative	abadesatzat	—	—

Related terms

• abade (“abbot”)

Further reading

• “abadesa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “abadesa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Fala

Alternative forms

• abadesha (Lagarteiru, Mañegu)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈdesa/
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas, masculine abad, masculine plural abadis)

1. (Valverdeñu) abbess, female equivalent of abad (“abbot”)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• abadessa (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈdesa/ [a.β̞aˈð̞e.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)

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

Related terms

• abade
• abadía

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abadessa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abadessa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abadesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abadesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Further reading

• “abadesa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈdesa/ [ʔa.baˈde.sa]

Noun

abadesa

1. abbess

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

abadesa

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abbadesa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈdesa/ [a.β̞aˈð̞e.sa]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)

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

Related terms

• abad
• abadía

Descendants

• → Basque: abadesa
• → Hiligaynon: abadesa
• → Tagalog: abadesa

Further reading

• “abad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa, from Old Spanish abbadesa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈdesa/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈd̪ɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

Noun

abadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜇᜒᜐ) (Christianity)

1. abbess

   Synonym: abad

Related terms

• abad
• abadiya
• abadyato

Further reading

• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 1