apáca

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Either from a South Slavic language, either Serbo-Croatian opàtica or Slovene opatica, or from Old High German appātissā. First attested in 1256. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒpaːt͡sɒ] Rhymes: -t͡sɒ Hyphenation: apá‧ca Syllabification: a‧pá‧ca === Noun === apáca (plural apácák) nun (member of a nunnery) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === apáca in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. apáca in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).