abatino
Esperanto
Etymology
From abato (“abbot”) + -ino (feminine suffix). Compare Ido abadino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaˈtino/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ti‧no
Noun
abatino (accusative singular abatinon, plural abatinoj, accusative plural abatinojn)
- 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...
Related terms
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)
- diminutive of abate
- a young abbot, particularly one that is elegant and gallant
- (ecclesiastical, rare) altar boy
- (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