badessa

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Apheresis of earlier abadessa, abbadessa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, from Latin abbas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈdes.sa/
  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: ba‧dés‧sa

Noun[edit]

badessa f (plural badesse, masculine abate)

  1. abbess

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian badessa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

badessa f (plural badessi)

  1. Alternative form of abbatissa: abbess