abaton
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).
Noun
abaton (plural abatons)
- (historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
- (historical) In Ancient Egypt, any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried.
Translations
enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept
burial site of one of the body parts of Osiris
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Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbaton/
- Rhymes: -aton
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ton
Noun
abaton
- accusative singular of abato
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabatɔn]
- Hyphenation: aba‧ton
Noun
abaton (plural abaton-abaton)
- (historical, architecture) abaton
Further reading
- “abaton” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Alternative forms
- abato (rare)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.ton/
- Rhymes: -abaton
- Hyphenation: à‧ba‧ton
Noun
abaton m (plural abata)
Further reading
- abaton in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈba.tɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atɔn
- Syllabification: a‧ba‧ton
Noun
abaton m inan
- (Ancient Greece, architecture) abaton
- 2014, Krzysztof Sobczak, “O rozumieniu śmierci w antyku greckim i rzymskim”, in Humanistyka i Przyrodoznawstwo[1], number 20, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie, →ISSN, pages 479–502:
- Po zachodzie słońca udawali się do abatonu, gdzie następowała inkubacja, […]
- After sunset they made their way to the abaton, where incubation took place, […]
- 2020, Aneta Liwerska, “Inskrypcja Apellasa jako źródło poznania charakteru opieki nad pacjentem w asklepiejonie epidauryjskim w II wne”, in Klio. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Polski i powszechnym[2], volume 52, number 1, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, →ISSN, pages 3–30:
- […], gdzie dana aktywność się odbywała; mamy więc tutaj ocieranie się o ścianę w łaźni, korzystanie z huśtawek na górnym portyku i nacieranie się w abatonie.
- […], where the given activity took place; so we have here rubbing against the wall in the bathhouse, using the swings on the upper portico, and massing in the abaton.
Declension
Declension of abaton
singular | plural | |
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nominative | abaton | abatony |
genitive | abatonu | abatonów |
dative | abatonowi | abatonom |
accusative | abaton | abatony |
instrumental | abatonem | abatonami |
locative | abatonie | abatonach |
vocative | abatonie | abatony |
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˈtõ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈton/ [ɐ.βɐˈton]
Noun
abaton m (uncountable)
- abaton (enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept)