mab
English edit
Noun edit
mab (plural mabs)
Verb edit
mab (third-person singular simple present mabs, present participle mabbing, simple past and past participle mabbed)
- (obsolete) To dress untidily.
References edit
mab in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
Anagrams edit
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Breton mab, from Old Breton map, from Proto-Brythonic *mab, from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.
Noun edit
mab m (plural mibien)
Inflection edit
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Cornish mab, from Proto-Brythonic *mab, from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mab m (plural mebyon)
Synonyms edit
- (boy): maw
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Mutation of mab
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
mab | vab | unchanged | unchanged | fab | vab |
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic *mab, from Proto-Celtic *makʷos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mab m (plural meibion)
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mab | fab | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mab”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies