Ab
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ab"
Translingual
Symbol
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.
Noun
Ab (plural Abs)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑb/
Proper noun
Ab (plural Abs)
Etymology 3
Short from of Abner.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Proper noun
Ab
- A diminutive of the male given name Abner, occasionally used as a formal given name.
Etymology 4
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Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Noun
Ab (plural Abs)
- In Egyptian mythology, the spirit of the heart and the will and conscience of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is given as evidence towards the deceased.
Etymology 5
Abbreviation.
Noun
Ab (uncountable)
- (title) Abbreviation of Abbot.
References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →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
Irish
Etymology
Proper noun
Ab m
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Ab | nAb | hAb | tAb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Swedish
Noun
Ab
- (Finland) Abbreviation of aktiebolag.
Usage notes
Ab is used in Finnish Swedish. In Sweden, the abbreviation of aktiebolag is AB.
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