Abt

See also: abt, ABT, abt., Abt., and Äbt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas. Doublet of Abate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apt/
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(Austria) IPA^(key): /aːpt/

Noun

Abt m (strong, genitive Abtes or Abts, plural Äbte, feminine Äbtissin)

abbot

Declension

Declension of Abt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abt	die	Äbte
genitive	eines	des	Abtes, Abts	der	Äbte
dative	einem	dem	Abt, Abte¹	den	Äbten
accusative	einen	den	Abt	die	Äbte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Altabt
Erzabt
Fürstabt
Generalabt
Laienabt
Reichsabt

Derived terms

äbtlich

Further reading

“Abt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Abt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Abt” in Duden online
Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abt”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑpt/

Noun

Abt m (plural Äbt)

abbot

Related terms

Abtei

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