abati

See also: Abati, abatí, ábati, and abați

Albanian

Etymology 1

Relevelled as abat (“abbot”) +‎ -i, in Kosovo perhaps by influence of Serbo-Croatian opàtija / опа̀тија.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈti/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

abati f (plural abati, definite abatia, definite plural abatitë)

1. alternative form of abaci
   • 2019 September 20, “Statuja 800 vjeçare e Krishtit, ekspozohet për publikun pas 200 vitesh”, in Syri‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 March 2026:

     Një skulpturë 800-vjeçare e Krishtit që dikur zbukuronte një abati të Jorkut do të kthehet në qytet pas gati dy shekujsh.

     An 800-year-old sculpture of Christ that once adorned an abbey in York is to return to the city after almost two centuries.

Declension

Declension of abati

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	abati	abatia	abati	abatitë
accusative		abatinë
dative	abatie	abatisë	abative	abative
ablative			abatish

References

• FMGJSH (2026), “abatí,~a”
• Giordano (1963), page 1a: “abatí-a”

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbati/
• Rhymes: -ati

Noun

abati

1. inflection of abat:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [əˈβa.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈba.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈba.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [aˈβa.ti]

Verb

abati

1. inflection of abatre:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Ewe

Etymology

From aba (“bed, sleeping mat”) +‎ ti (“tree, wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bà.tí/, [à.bà.t̪í]

• Audio:

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Noun

àbàtí (definite singular àbàtí lá or àbàtíá, plural àbàtíwó, definite plural àbàtíáwó)

1. bedstead, bedframe
2. (by extension) bed

Derived terms

• abatimegaɖaɖokui (“bedspring”)
• abatimegadza (“bedspring”)

Related terms

• aba

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “abati”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 6
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “abati”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[3] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 31
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “abati”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 6

Galician

Verb

abati

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of abater

Italian

Noun

abati m pl

1. plural of abate

Noun

abati m pl

1. plural of abato

Anagrams

• abita, baita

Latvian

Noun

abati f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of abate

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• abaxi (Língua Geral Paulista)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aβati.

Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani avati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.βaˈti/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

abati (unpossessable)

1. maize; corn (Zea mays)

Derived terms

• abati'i
• abati'y
• abatiatã
• abatieté
• abatigûasu
• abatimirĩ
• abatipeba
• Abatiposanga
• abatitinga
• abatityba
• abatiúna
• Abatiúna

Descendants

• Nheengatu: awatí
• → Krenak: jauatü
• → Portuguese: abati, avati, auati

References

• Hans Staden (1557), chapter XVII, in Warhaftige Hiſtoria [True History], volume 1 (overall work in German), Marburg: Andreas Kolbe, unnumbered page: “Abbati [Abati]”
• anonymous author (1622), “Milho, gnrl.”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 38: “Abati”
• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “abati”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 8, column 2

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈt͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈti/ [ɐ.βɐˈti]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈti/ [ɐ.βɐˈti]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈti/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi abati.

Alternative forms

• avati, auati

Noun

abati m (plural abatis)

1. (Brazil) corn; maize

   Synonym: milho

   • 1936, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, “Botica da natureza”, in O homem cordial‎^[4], São Paulo: Schwarcz S.A., published 2012, →ISBN, page 65:

     Assim é que, na mandioca, vinham procurar o honesto pão de trigo, no pinhão da araucária, a castanha europeia; no abati, o milho, milho alvo do reino.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• abatiapé
• abatiguera
• abatimirim
• abativi
• batité

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abati

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of abater

Further reading

• “abati”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Sardinian

Etymology

From Italian abate, from Late Latin abbās, abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare Logudorese abate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbati/

Noun

abati m (plural abatis, feminine badessa)

1. (Campidanese) abbot

Related terms

• abatzia
• badia

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes