abbedisse

== Danish == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin abbātissa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abedisə/, [ɑb̥eˈd̥isə] === Noun === abbedisse c (singular definite abbedissen, plural indefinite abbedisser) (Christianity) abbess (female superior of a nunnery) ==== Inflection ==== === References === “abbedisse” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse abbadís, abbadissa (“abbess”), through Middle Low German abbadisse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa (“abbess, female head of an abbey”), from both Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), an alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father, title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word, and from -issa (“feminine noun-forming suffix”), from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa), likely from -ης (-ēs), from Proto-Indo-European *-ēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑbːəˈdɪsːə/ Rhymes: -ɪsːə Hyphenation: ab‧be‧dis‧se === Noun === abbedisse f or m (definite singular abbedissa or abbedissen, indefinite plural abbedisser, definite plural abbedissene) (Christianity) an abbess (female superior of a nunnery) ==== Derived terms ==== abbedissestue (“room of an abbess”) ==== Related terms ==== abbed (“abbot”) abbedi (“abbey”) === References === “abbedisse” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abbedisse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abbedisse” in Store norske leksikon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin abbātissa. === Noun === abbedisse f (definite singular abbedissa, indefinite plural abbedisser, definite plural abbedissene) an abbess ==== Related terms ==== abbed abbedi === References === “abbedisse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.