abbedi

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abedi/, [ɑb̥eˈd̥iˀ], [ab̥eˈd̥iˀ]

Noun

abbedi n (singular definite abbediet, plural indefinite abbedier)

1. abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)

Inflection

Declension of abbedi

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	abbedi	abbediet	abbedier	abbedierne
genitive	abbedis	abbediets	abbediers	abbediernes

References

• “abbedi” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Tautra Mariakloster in Tautra, Norway.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abəˈdiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: ab‧be‧di

Noun

abbedi n (definite singular abbediet, indefinite plural abbedi or abbedier, definite plural abbedia or abbediene)

1. (Christianity) an abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)
   • 1987, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Laokoon, page 109:

     som levebrød fikk jeg tildelt et godt abbedi som innbragte meg 12000 dukater årlig

     as a livelihood, I was assigned a good abbey that brought me 12,000 ducats annually

Related terms

• abbed (“abbot”)
• abbedisse (“abbess”)

References

• “abbedi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abbedi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abbedi” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.

Noun

abbedi n (definite singular abbediet, indefinite plural abbedi, definite plural abbedia)

1. an abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)

Related terms

• abbed
• abbedisse

References

• “abbedi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.