Abbess
//ˈæb.ɪs//
Translations of "abbess" (53 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | رَئِيسِيَّة دَيْر(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Armenian | աբբայուհի(female superior of a nunnery), մայրապետ(female superior of a nunnery) | abbayuhi, mayrapet | |
| Asturian | abadesa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Basque | abadesa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Belarusian | абаты́са(female superior of a nunnery) | abatýsa | |
| Breton | abadez(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Bulgarian | игуменка(female superior of a nunnery) | igumenka | |
| Catalan | abadessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Cornish | abases(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Czech | abatyše(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Danish | abbedisse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Dutch | abdis(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Esperanto | abatino(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Estonian | abtiss(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Finnish | abbedissa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| French | abbesse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Galician | abadesa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Georgian | აბატისა(female superior of a nunnery) | abaṭisa | |
| German | Oberin(female superior of a nunnery), Priorin(female superior of a nunnery), Äbtissin(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Greek | ηγουμένη(female superior of a nunnery) | igouméni | |
| Hungarian | apácafőnöknő(female superior of a nunnery), apátnő(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Icelandic | abbadís(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Ido | abadino(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Interlingua | Abbatessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Irish | ban-ab(female superior of a nunnery), máthairab(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Italian | badessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Japanese | 尼僧院長(female superior of a nunnery) | nisōinchō | |
| Latin | abbātissa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Latvian | abate(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Lithuanian | abatė(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Macedonian | игуменија(female superior of a nunnery), опатица(female superior of a nunnery) | igumenija, opatica | |
| Manx | ard-chaillagh(female superior of a nunnery), ard-chaillagh ghoo(female superior of a nunnery), ard-ven reill(female superior of a nunnery), ben abb(female superior of a nunnery), moir abb(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Norman | abbêsse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | abbedisse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | abbedisse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Occitan | abadessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Old English | abbodesse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Old French | abeesse(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Old Galician-Portuguese | abadessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Polish | ksieni(female superior of a nunnery), opatka(female superior of a nunnery), przeorysza(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Portuguese | abadessa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Romanian | stareță(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Russian | аббати́са(female superior of a nunnery), игу́менья(female superior of a nunnery), настоя́тельница(female superior of a nunnery) | abbatísa, igúmenʹja | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ban-aba(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Slovene | opatinja(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Spanish | abadesa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Swedish | abbedissa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Tagalog | abadesa(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Turkish | başrahibe(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Ukrainian | абати́са(female superior of a nunnery) | abatýsa | |
| Vietnamese | bà trưởng tu viện(female superior of a nunnery), nữ trưởng tu viện/ nữ trụ trì(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Volapük | jilepädan(female superior of a nunnery) | — | |
| Welsh | abades(female superior of a nunnery) | — |
رَئِيسِيَّة دَيْر
abadesa
abadesa
abadez
abadessa
abases
abatyše
abbedisse
abdis
abatino
abtiss
abbedissa
abbesse
abadesa
Oberin, Priorin, Äbtissin
apácafőnöknő, apátnő
abbadís
abadino
Abbatessa
ban-ab, máthairab
badessa
abbātissa
abate
abatė
ard-chaillagh, ard-chaillagh ghoo, ard-ven reill, ben abb, moir abb
abbêsse
abbedisse
abbedisse
abadessa
abbodesse
abeesse
abadessa
ksieni, opatka, przeorysza
abadessa
stareță
ban-aba
opatinja
abadesa
abbedissa
abadesa
başrahibe
bà trưởng tu viện, nữ trưởng tu viện/ nữ trụ trì
jilepädan
abades
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