abatino

Esperanto

Etymology

    From abato (abbot) +‎ -ino (feminine suffix). Compare Ido abadino.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /abaˈtino/
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    • Rhymes: -ino
    • Syllabification: a‧ba‧ti‧no
    • Hyphenation: abat‧ino

    Noun

    abatino (accusative singular abatinon, plural abatinoj, accusative plural abatinojn)

    1. abbess
      • 1907, Friedrich Schiller, translated by L. L. Zamenhof, La rabistoj:
        ... Kaj la mizera kriado kaj plorado, kaj fine la maljuna murmuristino, la abatino, vestita kiel Evo antaŭ la falo...
        ... And the miserable screaming and crying, and finally the old man murmurer, the abbess, dressed as Eve before the fall...

    References

    Italian

    Etymology

    From abate (abbot) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /a.baˈti.no/
    • Rhymes: -ino
    • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧tì‧no

    Noun

    abatino m (plural abatini)

    1. diminutive of abate
    2. a young abbot, particularly one that is elegant and gallant
    3. (ecclesiastical, rare) altar boy
    4. (sports slang, rare) an athlete possessing technique but lacking physical strength

    Further reading

    • abatino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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