Ab
Translingual
Symbol
AbCategory:Translingual lemmas#ABCategory:Translingual symbols#ABCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#ABCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
References
- “Ab”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
English
Etymology 1
The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ab (plural Abs)Category:English lemmas#ABCategory:English nouns#ABCategory:English countable nouns#ABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- (immunologyCategory:en:Immunology#AB) Symbol for antibody.
- Synonyms: Ig, immunoglobulin
- Antonyms: Ag, antigen
Etymology 2
Borrowed from HebrewCategory:English terms borrowed from Hebrew#ABCategory:English terms derived from Hebrew#AB אָב (āv).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ab (plural Abs)Category:English lemmas#ABCategory:English proper nouns#ABCategory:English countable nouns#ABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- (JudaismCategory:en:Judaism#AB) Av. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]
- 1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 56:
- The Book of Lamentations is chanted in the synagogue on the ninth of Ab.Category:English terms with quotations#AB
Further reading
Etymology 3
Short form of Abner.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
AbCategory:English lemmas#ABCategory:English proper nouns#ABCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from HebrewCategory:English given names#ABCategory:English male given names#ABCategory:English male given names from Hebrew#ABCategory:English diminutives of male given names#ABCategory:English diminutives of male given names from Hebrew#AB, occasionally used as a formal given name.
Etymology 4
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Pronunciation
Noun
Ab (plural Abs)Category:English lemmas#ABCategory:English nouns#ABCategory:English countable nouns#ABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- (datedCategory:English dated terms#AB) In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement.
- (datedCategory:English dated terms#AB) An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (
).
Alternative forms
Etymology 5
Abbreviation.
Noun
Ab (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#ABCategory:English nouns#ABCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- (title) Abbreviation of AbbotCategory:English abbreviations#AB.
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Ab”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
- “Ab”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “Ab”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German#ABCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German#AB abbāt, ultimately from LatinCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Latin#AB abbās, from Ancient GreekCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Ancient Greek#AB ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from AramaicCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Aramaic#AB אבא, from Proto-SemiticCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Semitic#AB *ʾab-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Category:Requests for expansion of etymologies in Central Franconian entries#AB
Pronunciation
Noun
Ab m (plural Abte, diminutive Abche)Category:Central Franconian lemmas#ABCategory:Central Franconian nouns#ABCategory:Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Central Franconian masculine nouns#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
Category:Kirchröadsj#AB Category:gmw-cfr:Catholicism#ABIndonesian
Etymology
From HebrewCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Hebrew#ABCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Hebrew#AB אָב.
Proper noun
AbCategory:Indonesian lemmas#ABCategory:Indonesian proper nouns#ABCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- Av (fifth month of the Jewish calendar)
Further reading
- “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
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from HebrewCategory:Irish terms borrowed from Hebrew#ABCategory:Irish terms derived from Hebrew#AB אָב (āv).
Proper noun
Ab mCategory:Irish lemmas#ABCategory:Irish proper nouns#ABCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Irish masculine nouns#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
- (JudaismCategory:ga:Judaism#AB) Av, the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab | nAb | hAb | tAb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Swedish
Noun
AbCategory:Swedish lemmas#ABCategory:Swedish nouns#ABCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ABCategory:Pages with entries#ABCategory:Pages with 6 entries#AB
Usage notes
Ab is used in Finnish Swedish. In Sweden, the abbreviation of aktiebolag is AB.