Ab

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Noun 2 German 2.1 Preposition 2.2 Prefix 3 Latin 3.1 Preposition 4 Volapük 4.1 Conjunction

English

Etymology

Of Syriac origin.

Proper noun

Ab

1. The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August. - W. Smith

Noun

ab (plural abs )

1. (colloquial) An abdominal muscle.

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German

Preposition

ab

1. from

   Ab heute verfügbar (Available from today on)

Prefix

ab-

1. from, away from , down from

   abfahren (depart from), abbuchen (deduct from)

   Der Zug fährt um 10 Uhr ab (The train departs at 10 o'clock)

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Latin

Preposition

ab, also a

Takes object in ablative case

1. of, from

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Volapük

Conjunction

ab

1. but