| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Plural | abbesses |
| Afrikaans | abdis |
|---|---|
| Catalan | abadessa |
| Czech | abatyše |
| Danish | abbedisse |
| Dutch | abdis |
| English | abbess |
| English (Old English) | abbudisse |
| Esperanto | abatino |
| Faeroese | abbadissa |
| German | Äbtissin |
| Greek | ηγουμένη |
| Hungarian | apátnő |
| Italian | badessa |
| Latin | abbatissa |
| Malay | kepala biara wanita |
| Portuguese | abadessa |
| Russian | аббатиса; аббатисса |
| Saterland Frisian | Abtissin |
| Spanish | abadesa |
| Swedish | abbedissa; abedissa |
| West Frisian | abdis; abdisse |