"overste" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-overste.ogg Forms: oversten [plural]
Etymology: From over + -st + -e. Etymology templates: {{affix|nl|over|-st|-e<id:nominalization>|id2=superlative}} over + -st + -e Head templates: {{nl-noun|mfbysense|-en|-|head=}} overste m or f by sense (plural oversten, no diminutive), {{nl-noun-adj}} overste m or f by sense (plural oversten, no diminutive)
  1. senior (boss) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-overste-nl-noun-4U2~36pt
  2. (religion) abbot, prior Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, no-diminutive Synonyms: abt, prior
    Sense id: en-overste-nl-noun-D3ZRczoT Categories (other): Religion, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 68 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 36 27 6 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 60 17 4 17 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (military) lieutenant colonel Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-overste-nl-noun-jKlusONs Categories (other): Military, Dutch masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Dutch terms suffixed with -e (nominalization), Dutch terms suffixed with -st (superlative) Disambiguation of Dutch masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 26 29 44 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -e (nominalization): 9 31 60 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -st (superlative): 10 31 60 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /oˈvərs.tə/, [oˈfərs.t̪ə] Forms: ovêrstê [canonical], overste-overste [plural]
Rhymes: -stə, -tə Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Dutch overste (“senior; abbot, prior; lieutenant colonel”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|id|nl|overste|t=senior; abbot, prior; lieutenant colonel}} Unadapted borrowing from Dutch overste (“senior; abbot, prior; lieutenant colonel”) Head templates: {{id-noun|head=ovêrstê}} ovêrstê (plural overste-overste)
  1. (archaic, historical) abbot, prior Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-overste-id-noun-D3ZRczoT
  2. (archaic, historical) lieutenant colonel Tags: archaic, historical Synonyms: letnan kolonel, obrus
    Sense id: en-overste-id-noun-jKlusONs Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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