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abe

English

Etymology

Probably a- +? be.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bi/

Verb

abe

  1. (intransitive, infinitive, Britain, uncommon) To be.
    • 1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527:
      Let it abe, I say.

References

  • Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ?ISBN), page 3

Anagrams

  • AEB, BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, aeb, bae, eba

Abinomn

Noun

abe

  1. elder sister

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??be/
  • Hyphenation: a?be

Verb

abé

  1. (transitive) do
  2. (transitive) make
  3. (transitive) operate
  4. (transitive) execute

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) , “abe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, ?ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?[3], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly related to avë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a?b?]

Noun

abe f (indefinite plural abe, definite singular abeja, definite plural abet)

  1. shadow
  2. (regional) spectre, phantasm
  3. (regional) gracefulness
  4. (colloquial) alphabet

Further reading

  • Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, ?ISBN, page 27 (abé)

Cimbrian

Etymology

The sense “south” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan from Venetian: vago zò a Roma (I go south to Rome, literally I go down to Rome). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

abe (Sette Comuni)

  1. down
  2. south, down south

Synonyms

  • abar, iidar

Antonyms

  • au

Derived terms

  • denaabe

References

  • “abe” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a?b?/, [?æ?b??]
  • Rhymes: -a?b?

Etymology 1

From Old Norse api (fool).

Noun

abe c (singular definite aben, plural indefinite aber)

  1. monkey
  2. ape
Inflection
Synonyms
  • abekat
Derived terms
  • fjeldabe

Etymology 2

From Old Norse apa, from api (fool).

Verb

abe (imperative ab, infinitive at abe, present tense aber, past tense abede, perfect tense har abet)

  1. mimic, ape
Synonyms
  • abe efter
  • efterabe

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

abe

  1. outside (of)

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lashi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.be/

Verb

abe

  1. may (to be allowed)

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Lun Bawang

Noun

abe

  1. earring.

See also

  • abey

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin avis, avem (bird), from Proto-Italic *awis (bird), from Proto-Indo-European *h?éwis (bird).

Noun

abe f (plural abes)

  1. bird

Picard

Etymology

From Old French arbre.

Noun

abe m (plural abes)

  1. tree

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin apis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.b?/, [?a????]

Noun

abe f (plural abes)

  1. bee

Further reading

  • Abe on the Sardinian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sc

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??bi?/

Verb

abe (third-person singular present abes, present participle abein, past abet, past participle abet)

  1. to let alone, let be, leave undisturbed

References

  • Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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abo

English

Alternative forms

  • Abo

Etymology

1922, clipping of aborigine.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /?æb.??/, enPR: ?'b?
  • (UK) enPR: ?'b?, IPA(key): /?æb.??/
  • (US) enPR: ?'b?, IPA(key): /?æb.o?/
  • Rhymes: -æb??

Noun

abo (plural abos)

  1. (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

Synonyms

  • boong
  • gin (female Aborigine)
  • Jacky
  • lubra (female Aborigine)
  • Mary (female Aborigine)

References

Anagrams

  • AOB, BAO, Bao, OAB, OBA, Oba., a.o.b., bao, boa, oba

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

abó

  1. ash; the solid remains of a fire
  2. tephra; volcanic ash

Etymology 2

Noun

ábo

  1. cough

Verb

ábo

  1. to cough

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a?bo
  • IPA(key): /a?bo/

Noun

abó

  1. ash; the solid remains of a fire
  2. tephra; volcanic ash

Verb

abó

  1. to turn into ash (by burning)

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of abonnement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?.bo?/
  • Hyphenation: abo

Noun

abo n (plural abo's)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) subscription

Finnish

Noun

abo

  1. abo

Declension

Anagrams

  • boa

Garo

Noun

abo

  1. grandmother

Synonyms

  • ambigipa (formal)
  • ambitang (formal)
  • ambi

Hiligaynon

Adjective

ábo

  1. lazy

Noun

abó

  1. ash

Noun

ábo

  1. A type of small fish that is said to be lazy

Interjection

abô

  1. an exclamation that denotes aversion, contempt, or negation, equivalent to fie

Verb

abó (diminutive abó-ábo)

  1. to turn into ash

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vós.

Pronoun

abo

  1. you

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

abo

  1. leopard, tiger, big cat

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • abol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ab?/

Conjunction

abo

  1. or

Further reading

  • abo in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
  • abo in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Old Polish

Conjunction

abo

  1. or

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

  • bo (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.

Pronoun

abo

  1. you (second person singular).

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.b?/

Conjunction

abo

  1. (archaic or Cieszyn Silesia, Upper Silesia, Pozna?) or

Synonyms

  • albo
  • czy

Further reading

  • abo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
  • abo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a?bó
  • IPA(key): /?a?bo/, [???bo]

Noun

abó

  1. ash
  2. gray (color)
  3. tephra

Derived terms


Upper Sorbian

Conjunction

abo

  1. or

Weyewa

Verb

abo

  1. (Loli) to scoop, to scoop up with cupped hands

References

  • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) , “abo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

Xhosa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [â??o]

Pronoun

âbo

  1. those; class 2 distal demonstrative.

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