Ab- - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ab"

English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin ab-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, away”) (English off, of).[1] Doublet of apo- and off-.

Alternative forms

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• a- (found if the root word started with m, p, or v)
• abs- (found if the root word started with c or t)

Prefix

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ab-

1. (no longer productive) From. ‎ab- + ‎sorb → ‎absorb
2. (no longer productive) Away from; outside of. ‎ab- + ‎normal → ‎abnormal ‎ab- + ‎axial → ‎abaxial

Synonyms

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• (away from): out-, off-, apo-, de-, away, off

Derived terms

[edit] English terms prefixed with ab- abenteric abactinal abalienate abampere abanal abanally abapical abarticular abarticulation as- abaxial abaxonal abcauline abchalazal abcoulomb abembryonic abfarad abfraction abfrontal abfrontally abgerminal abhenry abhuman abintestate abirritant abirritate abjoint abjudge abjunction ablactation abluminal abmho abmigrate abmigration abnerval abneural abnormal abnormospermia abnormospermic abocclusion abohm aboospore abopercular aborad aboral abporal absonant abtemporal abterminal abuse abventricular abvolt abwatt

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation of absolute.

Prefix

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ab-

1. (physics) A unit of electromagnetic charge in the centimeter-gram-second system: the abcoulomb.

References

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1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 1

• “ab-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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• -ba-, B. A., B.A., BA, Ba, ba, ba'

German

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Etymology

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From 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

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• (Standard German) IPA(key): /ap/, [ʔäpʰ]
• (Switzerland) IPA(key): /ab̥/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Prefix

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ab-

1. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away. Synonym: aus- ‎ab- + ‎fahren (“to drive”) → ‎abfahren (“to depart, drive away”) ‎ab- + ‎spülen (“to rinse, wash”) → ‎abspülen (“to rinse off, wash off”)
2. Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down. Synonyms: hinab-, herab-, runter-, herunter-, hinunter- ‎ab- + ‎tauchen (“to dive”) → ‎abtauchen (“to submerge”)
3. Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of.
4. Noun prefix that indicates being different from the source or deviation. ‎ab- + ‎Art (“kind, sort”) → ‎Abart (“variety, variant, anomality”) ‎ab- + ‎Gott (“God”) → ‎Abgott (“idol; god other than the true God”) ‎ab- + ‎Laut (“sound”) → ‎Ablaut (“ablaut; vowel gradation or alternation”)

Antonyms

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• (antonym(s) of “on”): an-
• (antonym(s) of “up”): auf-, rauf-, hinauf-, herauf-

Derived terms

[edit] German terms prefixed with ab- abändern abängstigen abarbeiten abarten abartig abäschern abätzen abbaggern abballern abbauen abbeeren abbehalten abbeißen abbeizen abbekommen abberufen abbestellen abbetteln abbeuteln abbezahlen abbiegen Abbild abbilden abbinden abbitten abblasen abblassen abblättern abbleiben abblenden abblitzen abblocken abblühen abbrechen abbremsen abbrennen abbringen abbröckeln abbrühen abbrummen abbuchen abbügeln abbusseln abbüßen abcashen abchecken Abdach abdachen Abdampf abdampfen abdämpfen abdanken abdecken Abdestillation abdichten abdrängen abdrehen abdreschen abdriften abdringen abdrosseln Abdruck abdrucken abdrücken abeisen aberkennen aberziehen abessen abfackeln abfädeln abfahren Abfahrt Abfall abfallen abfällig abfälschen abfangen abfärben abfassen abfaulen abfedern abfeiern abfeimen abfertigen abfeuern abfinden abflachen abflauen abfliegen abfließen Abflug Abflugzeit Abfluss Abfolge abfordern abfragen abfräsen abfretten abfrühstücken abführen abfüllen Abgabe Abgang Abgänger Abgas abgeben abgehen Abgesang Abgeschmack abgeschmackt abgewinnen abgewöhnen abgießen Abglanz abgleichen abgleiten abgraben abgrenzen abgehackt abhacken abhaken abhalten abhandeln Abhang abhängen abhärten abhauen abhäuten abheben abhelfen Abhilfe abhobeln abhocken abhold abholen abholzen abhören abhusten abirren abjagen abkacken abkämmen abkanzeln Abkapselung abkapseln abkarten abkaufen abkehlen abkehren abklappern abklären Abklärung Abklatsch abklatschen abkletzeln abklingen abklopfen abknabbern abknallen abknicken abknipsen abknöpfen abkochen abkommandieren abkotzen abkratzen abkriegen Abkühlung abkühlen abkürzen abladen ablagern ablassen ablästern ablaufen Ablaut ablecken ablegen ablehnen ableisten ableiten ablenken ablesen abliefern abliegen ablöschen ablösen abluchsen Abluft abmachen abmagern abmähen abmahnen Abmarsch abmatten abmeiern abmelden abmelken abmessen abmildern

See also

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• ab

Further reading

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• “ab-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “ab-” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “ab-” in Duden online
• “ab-” in OpenThesaurus.de

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch ab-, from Latin ab-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ap]

Prefix

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ab-

1. ab- (from; away from; outside of)

Derived terms

[edit] Indonesian terms prefixed with ab- abduksi abnormal

Further reading

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• “ab-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin ab (“from, away from”).

Prefix

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ab-

1. ab- (away from; outside of)

Derived terms

[edit] Italian terms prefixed with ab- abapicale abarticolare abassiale

Further reading

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• ab- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

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• ba

Latin

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Alternative forms

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• abs- (used before /k/, /t/)
• ā- (used before /b/, /m/, /w/)

Etymology

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From the preposition ab (“from, away from”).

Prefix

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ab-

1. from, away, away from
2. off
3. at a distance
4. completely, thoroughly
5. absence of
6. more remote
7. 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

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• 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

[edit] Latin terms prefixed with ab- ablatio absolvo abacula abaestumo abaestuo abigo abalieno abambulo abamita abarceo abarticulamentum abavia abavunculus abavus abacino abaeto abscido abscedo abscondo abscurro abdico abdo abduco abeo abequito aberro aufugio abgrego abhibeo abhorreo abhorresco abicio abiecto abiudico abiugo abiungo abiurgo abiuro ablacto ablaqueo ablatus abluo ablegmen ablego abligurrio abloco abludo amando amanuensis abmatertera amens amitto amolior amoveo abnato abnego abnepos abneptis abnodo abnormis abnocto abnumero abnuo abnuto aboleo abomasum abominor aborior aborto abpatruus aspello asporto abrado abripio abrenuntio abrodo abrogo abrumpo absilio abscindo absimilis absisto absocer absocrus absonus absorbeo aspernor absto absum absumo absurdus abstineo abstergeo absterreo abstraho abstrudo abunde abundo abutor aveho avello averrunco aversor averto avius avoco avolo

Malay

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Prefix

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ab- (Jawi spelling اب-)

1. ab-

Derived terms

[edit] Category Malay terms prefixed with ab- not found

References

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• “ab-” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1.