abdis

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch abdisse. Equivalent to abt +‎ -is.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑbˈdɪs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧dis
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun[edit]

abdis f (plural abdissen, diminutive abdisje n, masculine abt)

  1. An abbess (female superior of certain nunneries).

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: abdis
  • Indonesian: abdis

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch abdis (abbess), from Middle Dutch abdisse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈabdɪs/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧dis

Noun[edit]

abdis

  1. (Catholicism) abbess

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

abdis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of abdō