ab-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ab"
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of).[1] See Proto-Indo-European *apo-. Doublet of apo- and off-.
Alternative forms
edit- a- (found if the root word started with m, p, or v)
- abs- (found if the root word started with c or t)
Prefix
editab-
- (non-productive) From.
- (non-productive) Away from; outside of.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editAbbreviation of absolute.
Prefix
editab-
- (physics) A unit of electromagnetic charge in the centimeter-gram-second system: the abcoulomb.
References
edit- “ab-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom ab, from Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab(a), from Proto-Germanic *ab. Compare English off-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editab-
- Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away.
- Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down.
- Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of.
- Noun prefix that indicates being different from the source or deviation.
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch ab-, from Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editab-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ab-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ab (“from, away from”).
Prefix
editab-
- ab- (away from; outside of)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- ab- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the preposition ab (“from, away from”).
Prefix
editab-
- from, away, away from
- off
- at a distance
- completely, thoroughly
- absence of
- more remote
- removed by three generations
- abamita (“great-great-grandaunt”)
- abavia (“great-great-grandmother”)
- abavunculus (“great-great-granduncle”)
- abavus (“great-great-grandfather”)
- abmātertera (“great-great-grandaunt”)
- abnepōs (“great-great-grandson”)
- abneptis (“great-great-granddaughter”)
- absocer (“great-great-grandfather-in-law”)
Usage notes
edit- Before b, m, sp and v, the prefix becomes ā-.
- Before c and t, the prefix becomes abs-.
- Before f, the prefix becomes au-.
- Before p, the prefix becomes as- (but with some exceptions).
Derived terms
editMalay
editPrefix
editab- (Jawi spelling اب-)
Derived terms
editCategory Malay terms prefixed with ab- not found
References
edit- “ab-” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1.
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