archimandrita

Italian

Etymology

From Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌar.ki.manˈdri.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧man‧drì‧ta

Noun

archimandrita m (plural archimandriti)

  1. archimandrite

Further reading

  • archimandrita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • archimandrita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs, abbot).

Pronunciation

Noun

archimandrīta m (genitive archimandrītae); first declension

  1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  2. A chief or principal of monks; abbot.
    Synonym: abbās

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative archimandrīta archimandrītae
Genitive archimandrītae archimandrītārum
Dative archimandrītae archimandrītīs
Accusative archimandrītam archimandrītās
Ablative archimandrītā archimandrītīs
Vocative archimandrīta archimandrītae

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

Noun

archimandrita m (plural archimandritas)

  1. archimandrite (the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church)

Further reading

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