LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abbātissa

abbātissa f (genitive abbātissae, masculine abbās)
Classical[ab.baːˈtɪs.sa]Ecclesiastical[ab.baˈtis.sa]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinabbess, female head of an abbey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabbātissaabbātissae
genitiveabbātissaeabbātissārum
dativeabbātissaeabbātissīs
accusativeabbātissamabbātissās
ablativeabbātissāabbātissīs
vocativeabbātissaabbātissae

Origins

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*ʔab-
  2. Proto-Semitic*ʔabw-
  3. Latinabbātissa

Aramaic אַבָּא (ʾabbā)bor. Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba) Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs)bor. Latin abbās Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Latin -issa Latin abbātissa From abbās (“abbot”) + -issa (“feminine noun-forming suffix”).

Descendants
  • Catalanabadessa
  • Englishabbatess
  • Italianbadessa
  • Italianabadessa
  • Italianabbadessa
  • Frenchabbessefrom Old French abaesse
  • Englishabbessfrom Old French abaesse
  • Portugueseabadessafrom Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa
  • Spanishabadesafrom Old Spanish abbadesa
  • Romanianabatesă

In English words that came into English from abbātissa

  • abbessabbātissa

Quick answers

What does abbātissa mean in Latin?
abbātissa, a noun, means “abbess, female head of an abbey”.
What is the genitive of abbātissa?
The genitive singular is abbātissae. abbātissa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abbātissa?
In classical Latin, [ab.baːˈtɪs.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ab.baˈtis.sa].
Where does abbātissa come from?
Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- → Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- → Latin abbātissa.