Maschile

abbé

(Inglese)

  1. (masculine) an abbot, the head of an abbey
  2. (dated, masculine) a low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/a.be/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Old French abé, borrowed from Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare English abbot.

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