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Meaning of abate | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[abːatɛ]

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of abats: abbess (the female superior of a Catholic abbey or nunnery)
    declension-5, feminine, form-of, masculine
  2. locative singular of abate
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

Беларуская абатыса
Bosanski опатица
Català abadessa
Čeština abatyše
Cymraeg abades
Dansk abbedisse
Ελληνικά ηγουμένη
English abbess
Esperanto abatino
Español abadesa
Euskara abadesa
Suomi abbedissa
Français abbesse
Gaeilge ban-ab máthairab
Gàidhlig ban-aba
Galego abadesa
Hrvatski опатица
Íslenska abbadís
Italiano badessa
日本語 尼僧院長
Latina abbatissa
Lietuvių abate
Македонски игуменија опатица
Nederlands abdis
Português abadessa
Română stareță
Slovenščina opatinja
Српски опатица
Svenska abbedissa
Tagalog abadesa
Українська абатиса

Examples

“abate ir katoļu sieviešu klostera priekšniece”

an abbess is the leader of a Catholic nunnery (lit. women's monastery)

“abates ievēlēšana notiek bīskapa vai viņa pilnvarotā pārstāvja klātbūtnē”

the selection of an abbess occurs in the presence of a bishop or of his authorized representative

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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