ab-

See also Appendix:Variations of "ab"

English

Alternative forms

• a- Used if the root word started with m, p, or v.
• abs- Used if the root word started with c or t.

Etymology 1

• From Old English æf, from Latin ab-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from”), from Sanskrit अप (ápa, “away”) .
• See Proto-Indo-European *apo-.

Prefix

ab-

1. (non-productive) From

   absorb

2. (non-productive) Away from; outside of.

   abnormal, abaxial.

Etymology 2

• abbreviation of absolute.

Prefix

ab-

1. (physics) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

References

• ab- at OneLook Dictionary Search

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German

Etymology

From Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʔap]

Prefix

ab-

1. Separable verb prefix, from.

   abfahren (to depart from).

2. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off.

   abspülen (to rinse off, to wash off).

3. Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down.
4. Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of.

Synonyms

• (off): aus-
• (down): hinab-, herab-, runter-, herunter-, hinunter-

Antonyms

• (on): an-
• (up): auf-, rauf-, hinauf-, herauf-

Derived terms

[+] German words prefixed with ab-

• ablesen
• abschlagen
• abstammen
• abstehen
• abstellen
• abwechseln
• abzielen

See also

• ab

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Latin

Alternative forms

• a-
• abs-

Etymology

From ab (“from, of, away from”)

Prefix

ab-

1. A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, of, as in aboriginal, absorb, OR away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See a-.