abbedisse
Norwegian
/ɑbeˈdɪsːə/
noun-c
Definitions
- (Christianity) an abbess (female superior of a nunnery)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse abbadissa, abbadis derived from Middle Low German abbadisse derived from Latin abbātissa (abbess), abbas (abbot, father).
Origin
Latin
abbas
Gloss
abbot, father
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
父
Emoji
🎅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abbas Latin
- abbatissa Latin
- abbātia Latin
- abbātissa Latin
- abbate Italian
- badessa Italian
- ἀββᾶς Ancient Greek
- abbedisse Norwegian Nynorsk
- ab Irish
- abbadis Old Norse
- abbadissa Old Norse
- abbati Old Norse
- abbatissa Old Norse
- abbed Danish
- abbedisse Danish
- abaesse Old French
- abeesse Old French
- abadessa Catalan, Valencian
- abbadís Icelandic
- abbat Old High German
- abbāt Middle High German
- abbadisse Middle Low German
- abbat Crimean Tatar
- aibai Bourguignon