abdij

an abbey, monastery under a prelate styled abbot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑbˈdɛi̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: abedîe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *abbadea

In summary

From Middle Dutch abedîe, abdîe, from Old Dutch *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā. Equivalent to abt (“abbot”) + -ij.

Concepts

abbey

abbacy

abbotship

Synonyms

klooster

abtschap

cel

kluis

abdijkerk

Translations

abbaye

Abtei

abbazia

abadía

opactwo

abadia

αβαείο

abadia

badia

abadiá

μοναστήρι

manastır

abbatia

Kloster

monastère