amb

§English

§Etymology

From ambit, from Latin.

§Noun

amb (plural ambs)

1. (palynology) The outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

§Anagrams

• ABM
• bam
• BMA, B. M. A.
• MAb
• MBA

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§Catalan

§Alternative forms

• (obsolete) ab

§Pronunciation

• (standard)

• (before a vowel) IPA^(key): /əmb/
• (before a consonant) IPA^(key): /əm/

• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /en/

• Homophone: en

§Etymology

From Old Catalan ab (Compare Old Provençal ab), from Latin apud. The addition of an -m- is very old, but it was not reflected in spelling until Fabra's orthography in the twentieth century.

§Preposition

amb

1. with

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§Latin

§Numeral

amb

1. both

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§Occitan

§Alternative forms

• ab (Guardiol)
• dab (Gascon)
• damb (Gascon, Aranese)
• ambé (Provençal)
• embé (Provençal, Niçard)

§Etymology

Old Provençal ab, from Latin apud

§Preposition

amb

1. with