"ab" meaning in German

See ab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ap/ [Germany], /ɑp/ [Germany], /ɑb̥/ (note: Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian)
Rhymes: -ap Etymology: From adverbial use of the prefix ab- in verbs such as abschlagen, abgehen etc. Compare English off. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|off}} English off Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl.predonly}} ab (indeclinable, predicative only) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|indecl.predonly}}
  1. (colloquial, predicative only) off; not attached to anything anymore Tags: colloquial, indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-ab-de-adj-FfDnu~Jf
  2. (nonstandard, attributive) off; not attached to anything anymore Tags: attributive, indeclinable, nonstandard, predicative
    Sense id: en-ab-de-adj-FfDnu~Jf1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abseits
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /ap/ [Germany], /ɑp/ [Germany], /ɑb̥/ (note: Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian)
Rhymes: -ap Etymology: From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|abe, ab}} Middle High German abe, ab, {{der|de|goh|ab}} Old High German ab, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*ab}} Proto-West Germanic *ab, {{der|de|gem-pro|*ab}} Proto-Germanic *ab Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} ab
  1. beginning at that time or location; from Derived forms: ab und zu
    Sense id: en-ab-de-prep-ayXCrcvg Categories (other): Pages with 36 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of Pages with 36 entries: 1 0 5 1 13 3 0 1 0 3 1 4 4 23 0 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 5 1 13 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 3 23 0 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 3 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          },
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        }
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    }
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.",
  "head_templates": [
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  "info_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "[with dative]",
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          "dative"
        ]
      },
      "name": "+obj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prep",
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    {
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          "_dis": "1 0 5 1 13 3 0 1 0 3 1 4 4 23 0 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 1 3 3",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 5 1 13 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 3 23 0 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 3",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 76",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "Available from today.",
          "text": "Ab heute verfügbar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "beginning at that time or location; from"
      ],
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          "from",
          "from"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ap/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑb̥/",
      "note": "Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab"
}

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      "expansion": "English off",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From adverbial use of the prefix ab- in verbs such as abschlagen, abgehen etc. Compare English off.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "english": "The arm is (hewn) off.",
          "text": "Der Arm ist ab.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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          "off",
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        ]
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        "(colloquial, predicative only) off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The (hewn) off arm has disappeared.",
          "text": "Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden.",
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        "off; not attached to anything anymore"
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        "(nonstandard, attributive) off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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        "indeclinable",
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        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Germany"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑb̥/",
      "note": "Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab"
}
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    "German lemmas",
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ab"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ab",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "preposition"
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      "expansion": "ab",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "dat"
      },
      "expansion": "[with dative]",
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      "name": "+obj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prep",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Available from today.",
          "text": "Ab heute verfügbar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beginning at that time or location; from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ap/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑb̥/",
      "note": "Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "expansion": "English off",
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "abseits"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The arm is (hewn) off.",
          "text": "Der Arm ist ab.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "off",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, predicative only) off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German nonstandard terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The (hewn) off arm has disappeared.",
          "text": "Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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        [
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        "(nonstandard, attributive) off; not attached to anything anymore"
      ],
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        "attributive",
        "indeclinable",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ap/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑp/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑb̥/",
      "note": "Switzerland, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab"
}

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