Abtei

Meaning

Noun

abbey

Name

a municipality of South Tyrol

Concepts

abbey

monastery

abbacy

cloister

convent

nunnery

Badia

abbotcy

abbotship

Synonyms

Kloster

Konvent

Nonnenkloster

Frauenkloster

Stift

Propstei

Frauensstift

Translations

abbazia

abbaye

abadía

abdij

abadia

manastır

αβαείο

badia

abadia

abadiá

μοναστήρι

abbatia

monastère

monastero

Pronounced as (IPA)

/apˈtaɪ̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: aptīe

Inherited from Old High German: abbateia

In summary

From Middle High German aptīe, abbeteie, from Old High German abbateia (manuscript 12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā (“abbey”). Analysable as Abt + -ei. The early ei-spellings are unusual, but perhaps caused by the hiatus; regular ī-forms are found alongside in Middle High German.

Sentences

Urbare , der Abtei Werden erwähnt .

Urbare, the abbey are mentioned.

Schon bald ergab es sich , dass sich der Ort nicht für eine Abtei eignete .

It soon turned out that the place was not suitable for an abbey.

Am Abend verlegte Kaiser Napoleon sein Hauptquartier in die Abtei von Ober-Elchingen.

In the evening, Emperor Napoleon moved his headquarters to the Abbey of Ober-Elchingen.