abbed
English
Etymology 1
From ab + -edCategory:English terms suffixed with -ed#ABBED.
Adjective
abbed (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ABBEDCategory:English adjectives#ABBEDCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ABBEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABBEDCategory:Pages with entries#ABBEDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ABBED (possessionalCategory:English possessional adjectives#ABBED)
- (slangCategory:English slang#ABBED, of a person) Having visible abdominal muscles; having abs.
- (slangCategory:English slang#ABBED, of a person, in combination, by extension) Having abdominal muscles of a specified kind.
- 2007, The Advocate, numbers 988-999, page 48:
- Reality shows about lesbian surfers, on the other hand, are for fans of sex — or at least fans of sex among flat-abbed well-tanned women who also can grab a rail hang 10 or shoot a curl.Category:English terms with quotations#ABBED
- 2011, David Brooks, The Social Animal: A Story of How Success Happens:
- Fortunately, God, in his infinite and redeeming mercy, had also sent down a tight-abbed, small-boned Chinese-Chicana woman to rescue the innocents.Category:English terms with quotations#ABBED
Etymology 2
Verb
abbedCategory:English non-lemma forms#ABBEDCategory:English verb forms#ABBEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABBEDCategory:Pages with entries#ABBEDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ABBED
- simple past and past participle of ab
Danish
Etymology
From Medieval LatinCategory:Danish terms derived from Medieval Latin#ABBED abbas, from Ancient GreekCategory:Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABBED ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from AramaicCategory:Danish terms derived from Aramaic#ABBED אבא (’abbā, “father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑb̥eð], [ˈab̥eð]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#ABBED
Noun
abbed c (singular definite abbeden, plural indefinite abbeder)Category:Danish lemmas#ABBEDCategory:Danish nouns#ABBEDCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ABBEDCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#ABBEDCategory:Pages with entries#ABBEDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ABBED
- (ChristianityCategory:da:Christianity#ABBED) abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | abbed | abbeden | abbeder | abbederne |
| genitive | abbeds | abbedens | abbeders | abbedernes |
Related terms
Further reading
- “abbed” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms
- abbé (“French abbot”)
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#ABBED ábóti, abbati, a term likely borrowed via Old EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old English#ABBED abbod, from Medieval LatinCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Medieval Latin#ABBED abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABBED ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from AramaicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Aramaic#ABBED אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-SemiticCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Semitic#ABBED *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-AfroasiaticCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic#ABBED *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Doublet of abbéCategory:Norwegian Bokmål doublets#ABBED and abbaCategory:Norwegian Bokmål doublets#ABBED.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈabːəd/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#ABBED
Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation#ABBEDAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ədCategory:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/əd#ABBED
- Hyphenation: ab‧bed
Noun
abbed m (definite singular abbeden, indefinite plural abbeder, definite plural abbedene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ABBEDCategory:Pages with entries#ABBEDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ABBED
- (ChristianityCategory:nb:Christianity#ABBED) an abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)
- 1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker II, page 212:
- Silva abbed i klosteret i ForliCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABBED
- Silva abbot in the monastery in Forli
- 1923, Lorentz Eckhoff, Paul Verlaine og symbolismen, page 30:
- i denne parc Watteau sværmer … galante abbéer og hele maskekomediens forfløine flokCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABBED
- in this park Watteau swarms… gallant abbots and the whole flock of masked comedy
- 2008, Kurt Aust, Kaos og øyeblikkets renhet:
- abbeden tilbød Kimber å bli i klosteret vinteren overCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABBED
- the abbot offered Kimber to stay in the convent over the winter
Derived terms
- abbedlig (“related to an abbot”)
- abbedvigsel (“to inaugurate an abbot”)
- abbedverdighet (“dignity that comes with the position of abbot”)
Related terms
References
Anagrams
Category:nb:Leaders#ABBEDCategory:nb:Monasticism#ABBEDCategory:nb:Male people#ABBEDNorwegian Nynorsk
Noun
abbed m (definite singular abbeden, indefinite plural abbedar, definite plural abbedane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ABBEDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#ABBEDCategory:Pages with entries#ABBEDCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ABBED
- an abbot
