ob

See also: Ob, OB, ÖB, ob-, Ob., ob., and об

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒb/

Etymology 1

From Latin ob, abbreviation of obolus.

Noun

ob (plural obs)

  1. (historical) a halfpenny

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Noun

ob (plural obs)

  1. (archaic) an objection
  2. (genetics) the obese gene

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German obe, ob.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp/
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Conjunction

ob

  1. (subordinating) if, whether
    ob ... oder ― if ... or

Preposition

ob

  1. (+ dative) (dialectal) over, above, on
  2. (+ dative, genitive) (becoming dated) on account of

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • obderennsisch (ob der ennsisch)

Further reading

  • ob in Duden online
  • ob in Duden online
  • “ob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “ob” in canoo.net

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌‎ (aipi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Confer also English by.

Pronunciation

Preposition

ob (+ accusative)

  1. in the direction of, to, towards
  2. on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
  3. against; facing

Usage notes

  • The preposition ob is used as a combining prefix with many other words, particularly verbs. In compounds, the b is often assimilated into the next consonant, as in oppose.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • ob in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ob in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ob in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • I blame this in you; I censure you for this: hoc in te reprehendo (not ob eam rem)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), from Proto-Indo-European *e-, *ē- (“then, at that time”). Cognate with English if, West Frisian oft (“whether”), Dutch of (“or, whether, but”), Middle Low German ef (“if, whether”), German ob (“if, whether”), Icelandic ef, if (“if”).

Adverb

ob

  1. if, whether
    Weess du, ob d'Apdikt muer op ass?
    Do you know if the pharmacy is open tomorrow?

Novial

Particle

ob

  1. initial interrogative particle

Conjunction

ob

  1. (subordinating) whether or not, if

Old Irish

Noun

ob f

  1. Alternative form of aub

Volapük

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ob

  1. I (first-person singular, nominative)

Declension

White Hmong

White Hmong cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ob

Numeral

ob

  1. two

References

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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