badessa

== Italian == === Alternative forms === abadessa, abbadessa (archaic) === Etymology === Apheresis of earlier abadessa, abbadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, from Latin abbas. Cognate with Sicilian badissa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈdes.sa/ Rhymes: -essa Hyphenation: ba‧dés‧sa === Noun === badessa f (plural badesse, masculine abate) abbess ==== Related terms ==== abbazia === Anagrams === badasse == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian badessa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈdɛs.sa/ Rhymes: -ɛssa === Noun === badessa f (plural badessi) alternative form of abbatissa: abbess