"ab-" meaning in Latin

See ab- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: abs- [alternative], ā- [alternative]
Etymology: From the preposition ab (“from, away from”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:der|ab<t:from, away from>|id=away}} Head templates: {{head|la|prefix}} ab-
  1. from, away, away from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-GNubCTDd
  2. off Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-tNxm3egG
  3. at a distance Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-YfXUx1an
  4. completely, thoroughly Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-kDSanOam
  5. absence of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-Pr4oGJ~H
  6. more remote Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-wrspM49D
  7. removed by three generations Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ab--la-prefix-B1spZTaS Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 3 23 24 25 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 8 22 23 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 0 0 15 0 78 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 0 0 0 10 0 83

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "ab<t:from, away from>",
        "id": "away"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the preposition ab (“from, away from”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abs-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-",
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      ]
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      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-GNubCTDd",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "off"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-tNxm3egG",
      "links": [
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "at a distance"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-YfXUx1an",
      "links": [
        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "completely, thoroughly"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-kDSanOam",
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "absence of"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-Pr4oGJ~H",
      "links": [
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "more remote"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-wrspM49D",
      "links": [
        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 23 24 25 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 12",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 8 22 23 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 0 0 0 15 0 78",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 0 0 0 10 0 83",
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          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "abamita (“great-great-grandaunt”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abavia (“great-great-grandmother”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abavunculus (“great-great-granduncle”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abavus (“great-great-grandfather”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abmātertera (“great-great-grandaunt”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abnepōs (“great-great-grandson”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abneptis (“great-great-granddaughter”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "absocer (“great-great-grandfather-in-law”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "removed by three generations"
      ],
      "id": "en-ab--la-prefix-B1spZTaS",
      "links": [
        [
          "generation",
          "generation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab-"
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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prefixes",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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        "from, away, away from"
      ],
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        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "off"
      ],
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        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "at a distance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "completely, thoroughly"
      ],
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        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        "absence of"
      ],
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        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "more remote"
      ],
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        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "text": "abavia (“great-great-grandmother”)"
        },
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          "text": "abavunculus (“great-great-granduncle”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abavus (“great-great-grandfather”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abmātertera (“great-great-grandaunt”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abnepōs (“great-great-grandson”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "abneptis (“great-great-granddaughter”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "absocer (“great-great-grandfather-in-law”)"
        }
      ],
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        "removed by three generations"
      ],
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          "generation",
          "generation"
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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}

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