abb
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
abb
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English abb, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /æb/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æb
Noun edit
abb (countable and uncountable, plural abbs)
- A type of yarn for the warp.
- A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- (UK) A filling pick used in weaving.[2]
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
type of yarn for the warp
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References edit
- ↑ 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.
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Noun edit
abb m (genitive singular abbadh, nominative plural abbaí)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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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. |
Livonian edit
Alternative forms edit
- a'b (Courland)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *api.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abb
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ap, abb, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).
Noun edit
abb m (genitive singular abb, plural abbyn)
- (Christianity) abbot
- Abbyr 'abb' dyn gleashagh dty chab.
- Say 'abbot' without moving your jaw.
Old Irish edit
Noun edit
abb m
- Alternative spelling of ap
Inflection edit
Masculine t-stem | |||
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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:
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Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
abb | unchanged | n-abb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abb (plural abbs)
Verb edit
abb (third-person singular simple present abbs, present participle abbin, simple past abbt, past participle abbt)
- to hinder
References edit
- Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.