How to Say "Abbey" in Spanish

abadía

/abaˈdia/feminine

The Spanish word for abbey is abadía.

Abadía is a feminine noun used to refer to the church of a monastery.

Meaning: church of a monastery (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of abadía is las abadías.

/abaˈdia/

In Spain, the Abadía de Montserrat is famous not just as a church but for its unique 'black Madonna' statue.
The word abadía shares its root with the English word 'abbot', both descending from the same Latin source.
In Spanish literature and history, an abadía often implies a place of intellectual preservation and ancient libraries.

Alguna vez una abadía estaba ahí en pie.
An abbey once stood here.
This sentence shows the use of abadía in a past tense context.
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Isaac Newton fue enterrado en la Abadía de Westminster.
Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey.
This sentence uses abadía when referring to a specific burial location.
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La Abadía de Westminster es uno de los sitios turísticos más famosos de la capital británica, Londres.
Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous tourist sites in Britain’s capital, London.
This sentence describes a famous tourist site using abadía.
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La abadía es hermosa.
The abbey is beautiful.
Vamos a visitar el monasterio.
Let's visit the abbey
La abadía es un sitio histórico impresionante.
The abbey is an impressive historical site.
El claustro de esa abadía es famoso por su arquitectura.
The cloister of that abbey is famous for its architecture.
Me encantaría visitar aquel monasterio tan antiguo.
I would love to visit that old abbey.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “abbey” translations and entries abadía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
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Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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