abb

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See also: ABB, abb., Abb., àbb, and -abb

Translingual

Symbol

abb

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bankon.

English

Etymology

From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abb (countable and uncountable, plural abbs)

  1. A type of yarn for the warp.
  2. A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. [1]
  3. (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.[2]

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abb”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
  2. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 2

Anagrams

Irish

Noun

abb m (genitive singular abbadh, nominative plural abbaí)

  1. Obsolete spelling of ab (“abbot”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of abb
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abb n-abb habb t-abb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Pronunciation

Noun

abb

  1. help

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ap, abb, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abb m (genitive singular abb, plural abbyn)

  1. (Christianity) abbot
    Abbyr 'abb' dyn gleashagh dty chab.
    Say 'abbot' without moving your jaw.

Old Irish

Noun

abb m

  1. Alternative spelling of ap

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative abb abbaithL, abb abbaith
Vocative abb abbaithL, abb aptha
Accusative abbaithN abbaithL, abb aptha
Genitive abbath abbath abbathN
Dative abbaithL, abb apthaib apthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of abb
radical lenition nasalization
abb
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-abb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scots

Pronunciation

Noun

abb (plural abbs)

  1. (countable) impediment, hindrance, objection

Verb

abb (third-person singular simple present abbs, present participle abbin, simple past abbt, past participle abbt)

  1. to hinder

References

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