abatino

Esperanto

Etymology

From abato (“abbot”) +‎ -ino (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abaˈtino]

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ti‧no

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

• “abatino”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020

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

Anagrams

• abitano