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

English Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin ob.

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. (non-productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin.
  2. (botany) Of a reversed shape.
Synonyms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Clipping of obligatory.

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. (Internet, informal, humorous) Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic.
    • 1998, Haydn Black, “lesbian goths”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):
      ObGoth: Uh, well, it's like this you see, <searches in random file o' obgoth things> anyone out there got the new CoX album on Tess? If so which album is it *most* like?
    • 1998, Peter Thomas, “FAQ: more info request”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
      Aren't Newcastle's chairman Sunderland supporters? (From the way they acted?) Erm...obspeccy? Tynesoft, eh? What happened to them?
    • 2000, Dan Glover, “Introduction to Linux article for commentary”, in alt.linux (Usenet):
      ObLinux: SAP were giving away a free development environment for use with RedHat v6.1 recently, a distinctly non-free complete system has been available for a while. This offers another example of a commercial application where the vendors now have sufficient confidence in Linux to release a port (even if it is distribution-specific).

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Anagrams Edit

Czech Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ob, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi. See o.

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. a prefix with various functions, e.g. expressing:
    omission (obden = ob + den (day) = every other day)
    surrounding (objet = ob + jet (drive) = to drive around)

Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

Further reading Edit

  • o-/ob(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

German Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From ob (over, above).

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. over-, super-

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin ob-.

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. ob-

Derived terms Edit

Latin Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Prefixation of preposition ob (towards; against).

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. towards; against

Usage notes Edit

In compounds, the b is often assimilated into the next consonant.

Derived terms Edit

Old Polish Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)-.

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
    ob- + ‎ → ‎obić
  2. prefix added to verbs with various meanings
    ob- + ‎mówić → ‎obmówić

Derived terms Edit

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Polish Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old Polish ob-.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔp/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔp
  • Syllabification: ob

Prefix Edit

ob-

  1. prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
    ob- + ‎jechać → ‎objechać
    Synonym: o-
  2. prefix added to verbs meaning entirely
    ob- + ‎jeść (to eat) → ‎objeść się (to eat and be overstuffed)

Because the prefix ends with the consonant sometimes the first letter of the verb was dropped.

  1. ob- + ‎źrzeć → ‎obejrzeć
    ob- + ‎walić → ‎obalić

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Serbo-Croatian Edit

Alternative forms Edit

  • o- (usually before plosives, sometimes also other consonants)
  • op- (before unvoiced consonants)
  • oba- (in a few words)

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ob, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi. See o.

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ob- (Cyrillic spelling об-)

  1. around, enclosing, surrounding
    jahatiobjahati
    grlitiobgrliti
    kružitiokružiti
  2. around, throughout, wholly
    javitiobjaviti
    uzetiobuzeti
    lizatioblizati
  3. on the surface or top of something
    grepstiogrepsti
  4. forms perfective verbs from imperfectives
    hrabritiohrabriti
  5. quite, -ish
    malenomalen

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