abacial

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbatiālis (“abbatial”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βə.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bə.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ba.siˈal]

Adjective

abacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abacials)

1. abbatial

Related terms

• abadessa (“abbess”)
• abadia (“abbey; abbacy”)
• abat (“abbot”)

 

Further reading

• “abacial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abbacial (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbatiālis (“abbatial”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.siˈaw/ [a.ba.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.baˈsjaw/ [a.baˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈsjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈsjal/ [ɐ.βɐˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈsja.li/ [ɐ.βɐˈsja.li]

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ci‧al

Adjective

abacial m or f (plural abaciais, comparable, comparative mais abacial, superlative o mais abacial or abacialíssimo)

1. abbatial (of, relating to, or proper for an abbot or abbey)

Related terms

• abade

Further reading

• “abacial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbatiālis (“abbatial”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abaˈθjal/ [a.β̞aˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abaˈsjal/ [a.β̞aˈsjal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧cial

Adjective

abacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural abaciales)

1. abbatial

   Synonym: abadengo

Related terms

• abad
• abadesa
• abadía

 

Further reading

• “abacial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16