ab-

See also Appendix:Variations of "ab"

English

Etymology

• From Latin ab-. See Proto-Indo-European *apo-.
• (physics) abbreviation of absolute.

Prefix

ab-

1. from or of: aboriginal (of the beginning); absorb (from + sucking in)
2. (non-productive) away from: abnormal.
3. (physics) an electromagnetic unit in the centimeter-gram-second system: abcoulomb.

References

• “ab-” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “ab-” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "ab-" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

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German

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

Derived terms

abändern abarbeiten abbauen abbilden abbinden abbrechen abfallen abführen abgeben abhalten abhängen abkürzen ablehnen ableiten ablesen

abnehmen abschalten abschlagen abschließen abschneiden absetzen abstammen absteigen abstehen abstellen abwarten abwechseln abweichen abwerfen 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-.