Definition
Plural of 'abbey,' referring to multiple monasteries or convents governed by an abbot or abbess, or the buildings and grounds of these religious communities.
Etymology
From 'abbey,' derived from Old French 'abbaïe,' from Late Latin 'abbatia.' The English regular plural '-s' was added to create the plural form.
Kelly Says
England's abbeys controlled about a third of all land before Henry VIII dissolved them in the 1530s—today's 'abbey' ruins (like Westminster Abbey) are what's left of one of the greatest wealth transfers in history, turning monastic power into royal power overnight.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቤተ ክርስቲያን
be-te-kir-s-ti-yan
CACatalà
abadia
ah-bah-dee-a
CSČeština
klášter
klahs-ter
DADansk
abbedier
ab-be-di-er
DEDeutsch
Klöster
kloe-ster
ESEspañol
abadias
ah-bah-dee-as
FISuomi
luostari
loo-os-ta-ri
FRFrançais
abbayes
ab-bay
HAHA
monastery
mon-as-tery
HUMagyar
monostor
mo-no-stor
IDBahasa Indonesia
biara
bee-ah-ra
ITItaliano
abbazie
ab-ba-zee
JA日本語
修道院 (しゅうどういん)
shuu-dou-in
KO한국어
수도원 (수도원)
su-do-won
MSBahasa Melayu
biara
bee-ah-ra
NLNederlands
abdij
ab-dij
NONorsk
abbedier
ab-be-di-er
PAPA
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ
gur-du-a-ra
PLPolski
klasztor
klahs-tor
PTPortuguês
abadias
ah-bah-dee-as
RORomână
mănăstire
man-ah-sti-reh
RUРусский
монастыри
mon-as-try-ree
SVSvenska
abbedi
ab-be-di
SWKiswahili
monastery
mon-as-tery
TEతెలుగు
ఆశ్రమం
aash-ra-man
TLTL
monastery
mon-as-tery
TRTürkçe
manastırlar
man-as-tir-lar
UKУкраїнська
монастир
mon-as-tir
VITiếng Việt
tu viện
tu-vien
YOYO
monastery
mon-as-tery
ZH中文
修道院 (xiū dào yuàn)
shio-dao-yuan
ZUZU
monastery
mon-as-tery