amb

Etymology

From ambit, from Latin.

Noun

amb (plural ambs)

1. (palynology) The outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

Anagrams

• -mab, ABM, B. M. A., BMA, MAb, MBA, Mab, Mba, bam, mab

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ab

Etymology

From Old Catalan ab (Compare Old Occitan ab), from Latin apud. The addition of an -m- is very old, but it was not reflected in spelling until Fabra's orthography in the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• (Oriental)
  • (before a vowel) IPA^(key): /əmb/
  • (before a consonant) IPA^(key): /əm/
    • Homophone: em
• (Occidental)
  • (before a vowel) IPA^(key): /amb/, /an/, /en/
  • (before a consonant) IPA^(key): /am/, /an/, /en/
    • Homophone: en
  • Notes: the standard pronunciations are /amb/ and /am/. The pronunciation /en/ is typically used in the Valencian Country and parts of Catalonia, the pronunciation /an/ is used in some southern parts of the Valencian Country.

Preposition

amb

1. with

Numeral

amb

1. both

References

• amb in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amb in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amb in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Alternative forms

• ab (Guardiol)
• dab (Gascon)
• damb (Gascon, Aranese)
• ambé (Provençal)
• embé (Provençal, Niçard)

Etymology

Old Occitan ab, from Latin apud

Preposition

amb

1. with

Noun

amb m (plural ambs)

1. (palynology) amb (outline of a spore or pollen grain)