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] See Proto-Indo-European *apo-. 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. (non-productive) From.
    ab- + ‎sorb → ‎absorb
  2. (non-productive) Away from; outside of.
    ab- + ‎normal → ‎abnormal
    ab- + ‎axial → ‎abaxial
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Etymology 2

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Abbreviation of absolute.

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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.

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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:(file)

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)

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See also

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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-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (off, away).

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Prefix

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ab-

  1. ab-: from; away from; outside of.

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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin ab (from, away from).

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ab-

  1. ab- (away from; outside of)

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Further reading

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  • ab- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

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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).

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Malay

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Prefix

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ab- (Jawi spelling اب-)

  1. ab-

Derived terms

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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.