"ab-" meaning in German

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Prefix

IPA: /ap/ [Standard-German], [ʔäpʰ] [Standard-German], /ab̥/ [Switzerland] Audio: De-ab-.ogg
Etymology: From ab, from Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab(a), from Proto-Germanic *ab. Compare English off-. Etymology templates: {{m|de|ab}} ab, {{der|de|gmh|abe, ab}} Middle High German abe, ab, {{der|de|goh|ab}} Old High German ab, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*ab(a)}} Proto-West Germanic *ab(a), {{der|de|gem-pro|*ab}} Proto-Germanic *ab, {{cog|en|off-}} English off- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} ab-
  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: aus-
    Sense id: en-ab--de-prefix-B7OoDBnS Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 22 25
  2. Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: hinab-, herab-, runter-, herunter-, hinunter-
    Sense id: en-ab--de-prefix-lDfupPjJ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 22 25
  3. Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--de-prefix-FYsr4DAp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 22 25
  4. Noun prefix that indicates being different from the source or deviation. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--de-prefix-hqHWZSJo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 22 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ab

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      "sense": "on",
      "word": "an-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "up",
      "word": "auf-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "up",
      "word": "rauf-"
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From ab, from Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab(a), from Proto-Germanic *ab. Compare English off-.",
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          "_dis": "24 29 22 25",
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          "text": "ab- + fahren (“to drive”) → abfahren (“to depart, drive away”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + spülen (“to rinse, wash”) → abspülen (“to rinse off, wash off”)",
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        }
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          "text": "ab- + tauchen (“to dive”) → abtauchen (“to submerge”)",
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        }
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        "Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down."
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          "word": "hinab-"
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        },
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          "word": "runter-"
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        {
          "word": "herunter-"
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          "word": "hinunter-"
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        {
          "text": "ab- + Art (“kind, sort”) → Abart (“variety, variant, anomality”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + Gott (“God”) → Abgott (“idol; god other than the true God”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + Laut (“sound”) → Ablaut (“ablaut; vowel gradation or alternation”)",
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        }
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        "Noun prefix that indicates being different from the source or deviation."
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-German"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔäpʰ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-German"
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    },
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        "Switzerland"
      ]
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      "text": "Audio"
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}
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      "word": "auf-"
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      "word": "rauf-"
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        {
          "text": "ab- + fahren (“to drive”) → abfahren (“to depart, drive away”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + spülen (“to rinse, wash”) → abspülen (“to rinse off, wash off”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or quitting, off, away."
      ],
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          "away"
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          "word": "aus-"
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          "text": "ab- + tauchen (“to dive”) → abtauchen (“to submerge”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Separable verb prefix that indicates a downward movement, down."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hinab-"
        },
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          "word": "herab-"
        },
        {
          "word": "runter-"
        },
        {
          "word": "herunter-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hinunter-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Separable verb prefix that indicates from or of."
      ],
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        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ab- + Art (“kind, sort”) → Abart (“variety, variant, anomality”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + Gott (“God”) → Abgott (“idol; god other than the true God”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ab- + Laut (“sound”) → Ablaut (“ablaut; vowel gradation or alternation”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Noun prefix that indicates being different from the source or deviation."
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ap/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔäpʰ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ab̥/",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
      ]
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