noun · femininefirst declension
abbātia
abbātia f (genitive abbātiae)
Classical[abˈbaː.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[abˈbat.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- Late LatinMedieval Latinabbacy
- Late LatinMedieval Latinabbey
- Late LatinMedieval Latinthe body of abbots
- Late LatinMedieval Latinthe estates and revenues pertaining to an abbey or abbacy; the territory governed by an abbey
- Late LatinMedieval Latina chapter of canons or other non-monastic institution led by an abbot
- Late LatinMedieval Latina non-cathedral church in an episcopal city
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abbātia | abbātiae |
| genitive | abbātiae | abbātiārum |
| dative | abbātiae | abbātiīs |
| accusative | abbātiam | abbātiās |
| ablative | abbātiā | abbātiīs |
| vocative | abbātia | abbātiae |
Origins
Derived from the oblique stem abbāt- of abbās (“abbot”) + -ia (nominal derivational suffix).
Descendants
- Catalanabadia
- Italianabbazia
- Romanianabațiefrom Italian abbazia
- Italianbadia
- Frenchabbayefrom Old French abaïe
- Englishabbeyfrom Old French abaïe
- Occitanabadiáfrom Old Occitan abadia
- Portugueseabadiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese abadia
- Spanishabadía
- Asturianabadía
In English words that came into English from abbātia
- abbeyabbātia
- abbacyabbātia