abb

See also: -abb and abb.

English

Etymology

From Middle English abb, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Noun

abb (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. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
3. (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.

Translations

type of yarn for the warp

• Greek: υφάδι (el) n (yfádi)
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Anagrams

• B.B.A., BBA, bab

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Irish

Noun

abb m (genitive singular abbadh, nominative plural abbaí)

1. Obsolete spelling of ab (“abbot”).

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abb	n-abb	habb	t-abb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• a'b (Courland)

Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑb/

Noun

abb

1. help

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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.

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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

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
abb (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-abb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab/, /ɔb/

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

• Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.