Abt
English
Proper noun
Abt
- A surname from German or Dutch.
Derived terms
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈapt]
Proper noun
Abt m anim (female equivalent Abtová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Abt (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abt | Abtové |
| genitive | Abta | Abtů |
| dative | Abtovi | Abtům |
| accusative | Abta | Abty |
| vocative | Abte | Abtové |
| locative | Abtovi | Abtech |
| instrumental | Abtem | Abty |
Further reading
- “Abt”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German abt, from Old High German abbat, borrowed from Late Latin abbas. Doublet of Abate.
Pronunciation
Noun
Abt m (strong, genitive Abtes or Abts, plural Äbte, feminine Äbtissin)
Declension
Declension of Abt [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Altabt, Erzabt, Fürstabt, Generalabt, Kommendatarabt, Laienabt, Reichsabt
Derived terms
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)