Hyphenation
Ab·beyTurkish pronunciation
äbiPronunciation
/ˈabē/ /ˈæbiː/
Etymology
[ 'a-bE ] (noun.) 13th century. First attested in 1250, convent headed by an abbot, from Old French abaïe, abbaïe, French abbaye, Middle English abbeye, Low Latin abbatia, from abbas abbot. See abbot.