abbazia

== Italian == === Alternative forms === abadia, abbadia (archaic) abazia (uncommon) badia === Etymology === From Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia, derived from Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare Sicilian batìa. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ia IPA(key): /ab.batˈt͡si.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧zì‧a === Noun === abbazia f (plural abbazie) abbey ==== Related terms ==== abate arciabbazia badessa === Further reading === abbazia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana