ob

See also: Ob, OB, ÖB, ob-, Ob., and ob.

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɒb/

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin ob, abbreviation of obulus.

NounEdit

ob (plural obs)

1. (historical) A halfpenny.

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviations.

NounEdit

ob (plural obs)

1. (archaic) An objection.
2. (genetics) The obese gene.

AnagramsEdit

• BO, Bo, bo

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German obe, ob

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɔp/

• Audio

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ConjunctionEdit

ob

1. (subordinating) if, whether

   ob ... oder ― if ... or

PrepositionEdit

ob

1. (+ dative) (dialectal) over, above, on
2. (+ dative, genitive) (becoming dated) on account of

SynonymsEdit

• (over, above): über

AntonymsEdit

• (over, above): nid/nied, unter

Further readingEdit

• ob in Duden online
• ob in Duden online
• “ob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “ob” in canoo.net

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aipi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Confer also Latin apud.

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ob/, [ɔb]

PrepositionEdit

ob (+ accusative)

1. in the direction of, to, towards
2. on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
3. against; facing

Usage notesEdit

• The preposition ob is used as a combining prefix with many other words, particularly verbs. In compounds, the b is often assimilated into the next consonant, as in oppose.

Derived termsEdit

• obiectum
• obsequor
• occlūdō
• offero

• oppīlō
• oppōnō
• oppositiō

DescendantsEdit

• English: ob-

ReferencesEdit

• ob in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ob in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ob” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • I blame this in you; I censure you for this: hoc in te reprehendo (not ob eam rem)
    

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LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), from Proto-Indo-European *e-, *ē- (“then, at that time”). Cognate with English if, West Frisian oft (“whether”), Dutch of (“or, whether, but”), Middle Low German ef (“if, whether”), German ob (“if, whether”), Icelandic ef, if (“if”).

AdverbEdit

ob

1. if, whether

   Weess du, ob d'Apdikt muer op ass?

   Do you know if the pharmacy is open tomorrow?

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NovialEdit

ParticleEdit

ob

1. initial interrogative particle

ConjunctionEdit

ob

1. (subordinating) whether or not, if

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Old IrishEdit

NounEdit

ob f

1. Alternative form of aub

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VolapükEdit

EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ob/

PronounEdit

ob

1. I (first-person singular, nominative)

DeclensionEdit

Volapük personal pronouns

			nominative	genitive	dative	accusative	possessive
1st person		singular	ob	oba	obe	obi	obik
		plural	obs	obas	obes	obis	obsik
2nd person	familiar	singular	ol	ola	ole	oli	olik
		plural	ols	olas	oles	olis	olsik
	polite	singular	or	ora	ore	ori	orik
		plural	ors	oras	ores	oris	orsik
3rd person	m	singular	om	oma	ome	omi	omik
		plural	oms	omas	omes	omis	omsik
	f	singular	of	ofa	ofe	ofi	ofik
		plural	ofs	ofas	ofes	ofis	ofsik
	n definite	singular	on	ona	one	oni	onik
		plural	ons	onas	ones	onis	onsik
	n indefinite	singular	os	osa	ose	osi	osik
indefinite		singular	oy	oya	oye	oyi	oyik
reflexive	oneself	singular	ok	oka	oke	oki	okik
		plural	oks	okas	okes	okis	oksik
	each other	singular	od	oda	ode	odi	odik
		plural	ods	odas	odes	odis	odsik

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White HmongEdit

White Hmong cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ob

NumeralEdit

ob

1. two

ReferencesEdit

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)