abat

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) abbot
2. (masculine) rector
3. (masculine) a type of sausage made using the stomach of a pig as the casing, and stuffed with minced meat

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of abatre:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of abatre:

abatre

1. to pull down; knock down, bring down, shoot down (cause to fall down)
2. to bring down (cause to become unhappy)
3. to bring down (e.g. an empire, regime)

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Concepts

abbot

abbé

churchman

clergyman

cleric

minister

pastor

priest

archimandrite

Synonyms

capellà

pastor

sacerdot

rector

mossèn

Translations

abad

abate

Abt

abade

abbé

abt

abbas

ηγούμενος

Pfarrer

Pastor

pastoor

pastor

αββάς

Priester

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əˈβat]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: abbās

In summary

Inherited from Latin abbātem (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).