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abbate

abbate noun: an Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders. Also the alternative form of abate.

Noun

abbate (plural abbates)

  1. An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders

Proper noun capitalized: Abbate

Abbate (plural Abbates)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Also used as

abbate is also the alternative form of abate.

Forms of abbate

Noun
pluralabbates
alternative formabate
Proper noun
pluralAbbates

Origin of abbate

Borrowed from Italian abbate, from Latin abbatem.

Borrowed from Italian Abbate.

Questions about abbate

What does abbate mean?
Abbate means an Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders.
What part of speech is abbate?
Abbate can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of abbate?
The plural of abbate is abbates.

Words near abbate in the dictionary

  1. Abbassid
  2. Abbasside
  3. Abbassides
  4. Abbassids
  5. abbat
  6. abbate
  7. abbates
  8. abbatess
  9. abbatesses
  10. abbatial
  11. abbatical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abbate (page history and authors); Abbate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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