# abadesa
## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abades̺a/ [a.β̞a.ð̞e.s̺a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -es̺a
* Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧sa

### Noun

abadesa anim
* abbess

#### Related terms

* abade (“abbot”)

### Further reading

* “abadesa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
* “abadesa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Fala
### Alternative forms

* abadesha (Lagarteiru, Mañegu)

### Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abaˈdesa/
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

### Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas, masculine abad, masculine plural abadis)
* (Valverdeñu) abbess, female equivalent of abad (“abbot”)

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* abadessa (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abadessa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissā (“abbess”), from Latin abbātem (“abbot”) + -issa (“-ess”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abaˈdesa/ [a.β̞aˈð̞e.s̺ɐ]
* Rhymes: -esa
* Hyphenation: a‧ba‧de‧sa

### Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)
* abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)

#### Related terms

* abade
* abadía

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abadessa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abadessa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abadesa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abadesa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

### Further reading

* “abadesa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔabaˈdesa/ [ʔa.baˈde.sa]

### Noun

abadesa
* abbess

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abbadesa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abaˈdesa/ [a.β̞aˈð̞e.sa]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

### Noun

abadesa f (plural abadesas)
* abbess (female superior of a nunnery or convent)

#### Related terms

* abad
* abadía

#### Descendants

* → Basque: abadesa
* → Hiligaynon: abadesa
* → Tagalog: abadesa

### Further reading

* “abad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abadesa, from Old Spanish abbadesa, from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔabaˈdesa/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈd̪ɛː.sɐ]
* Rhymes: -esa
* Syllabification: a‧ba‧de‧sa

### Noun

abadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜇᜒᜐ) (Christianity)
* abbess
    Synonym: abad

#### Related terms

* abad
* abadiya
* abadyato

### Further reading

* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 1