apát

== Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒpaːt] Rhymes: -aːt Hyphenation: apát Syllabification: a‧pát === Etymology 1 === A loanword of debated origin: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian or Slovene opat (“abbot”). Borrowed from Old High German abbat (“abbot”), from Latin abbas (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs) In both cases, ultimately from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). ==== Noun ==== apát (plural apátok) abbot (the superior or head of an abbey or monastery) Synonyms: rendfőnök, perjel, házfőnök, prior ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From apa (“father”) +‎ -t (accusative case suffix). ==== Noun ==== apát accusative singular of apa Az apát nagyon megrázta a fia halála. ― The father was shaken by the death of his son. === References === === Further reading === apát 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. apát 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).