"ab" meaning in Latin

See ab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: [ˈab] [Classical-Latin], [ˈab] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ā [alternative], abs [alternative], af [alternative, Old-Latin], dē ab [alternative, Late-Latin]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab From Proto-Italic *ap, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). The reconstruction of the Proto-Italic form is somewhat uncertain, as it's not clear when or how the final vowel of the PIE form was lost. The voicing of the final consonant to -b can be interpreted as an example of regular voicing of plosives in word-final position, as in fēced < *fēcet, a sound change that some reconstruct at the common Italic stage. Others explain -b here as the result of analogical extension from clusters ending in a voiced consonant. The form ap- is attested in composition in Latin aperiō and Umbrian 𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄 (apehtre). Cognates * English off * English of * English after * Latin po- * Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*ap&lt;ety:inh&lt;ine-pro:*h₂epó&lt;id:away&gt;&gt;&gt;|id=away|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ap", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ab", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="away" data-lang="la" data-title="ab" id="Latin:_away">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ap}} Proto-Italic *ap, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₂epó||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), {{cog|xum|𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄}} Umbrian 𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄 (apehtre), {{col-top|2|Cognates}} Cognates, {{cog|en|off}} English off, {{cog|en|of}} English of, {{cog|en|after}} English after, {{cog|la|po-}} Latin po-, {{cog|grc|ᾰ̓πό}} Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Head templates: {{la-prep|ab|ablative}} ab (+ ablative)
  1. (indicating ablation): from, away from, out of Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-V9fPOdi~ Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 14 15 0 0 23 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 3 17 18 0 0 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22
  2. (indicating ablation): down from Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-e6J3dqjX Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 14 15 0 0 23 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22
  3. (indicating agency): (source of action or event) by, by means of Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-3v2bEkLz Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 14 15 0 0 23 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22
  4. (indicating instrumentality): (source of action or event) by, by means of, with Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep--vl7CpI0 Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 14 15 0 0 23 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22
  5. (indicating association): to, with Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-nQumxTJ6 Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17
  6. (indicating location): at, on, in Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-5tGcRd-w Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17
  7. (time) after, since Tags: with-ablative
    Sense id: en-ab-la-prep-g9RJuVJe Categories (other): Latin ablative prepositions, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin ablative prepositions: 20 13 14 14 11 11 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 14 15 0 0 23 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 15 14 15 15 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 17 23 24 0 0 22 Topics: time
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abhinc

Alternative forms

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          "english": "The king is saluted by his men.",
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          "text": "Rex ab suis appellatur.",
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          "english": "...so that virtue might not be overwhelmed by insolence.",
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          "text": "Horum utro uti nolumus, altero est utendum. vim volumus exstingui, ius valeat necesse est, id est iudicia, quibus omne ius continetur; iudicia displicent aut nulla sunt, vis dominetur necesse est. hoc vident omnes: Milo et vidit et fecit, ut ius experiretur, vim depelleret. altero uti voluit, ut virtus audaciam vinceret; altero usus necessario est, ne virtus ab audacia vinceretur.",
          "translation": "...so that virtue might not be overwhelmed by insolence.",
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          "english": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
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          "text": "Quamquam philosophiae quidem vituperātōribus satis respōnsum est eō librō, quō ā nōbīs philosophia dēfēnsa et collaudāta est, cum esset accūsāta et vituperāta ab Hortēnsiō.",
          "translation": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
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      "word": "à"
    },
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      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
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        "2": "𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄"
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        "1": "en",
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      "expansion": "English of",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English after",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin po-",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ᾰ̓πό"
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      "form": "ā",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "abs",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "af",
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      "form": "dē ab",
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  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "prep",
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      "word": "abhinc"
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        {
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1",
          "roman": "The river Garonne separates the Gauls from the Aquitani; the Marne and the Seine separate them from the Belgae.",
          "text": "Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.",
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          "away",
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        "(indicating ablation): from, away from, out of"
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        "with-ablative"
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      "glosses": [
        "down from"
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        "(indicating ablation): down from"
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          "english": "The king is saluted by his men.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 7.4",
          "text": "Rex ab suis appellatur.",
          "translation": "The king is saluted by his men.",
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        {
          "english": "...so that virtue might not be overwhelmed by insolence.",
          "ref": "56 BCE, Cicero, Pro Sestio 42.92",
          "text": "Horum utro uti nolumus, altero est utendum. vim volumus exstingui, ius valeat necesse est, id est iudicia, quibus omne ius continetur; iudicia displicent aut nulla sunt, vis dominetur necesse est. hoc vident omnes: Milo et vidit et fecit, ut ius experiretur, vim depelleret. altero uti voluit, ut virtus audaciam vinceret; altero usus necessario est, ne virtus ab audacia vinceretur.",
          "translation": "...so that virtue might not be overwhelmed by insolence.",
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        {
          "english": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
          "ref": "45 BCE, Cicero, De finibus bonorum et malorum 1.2",
          "text": "Quamquam philosophiae quidem vituperātōribus satis respōnsum est eō librō, quō ā nōbīs philosophia dēfēnsa et collaudāta est, cum esset accūsāta et vituperāta ab Hortēnsiō.",
          "translation": "Although indeed to the vituperators of philosophy an adequate response is in that book, in which philosophy has been defended and highly praised by us [me], when it had been accused and vituperated by Hortensius.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "... If God is with us, who is against us?",
          "ref": "Ad, Rōmānōs IIX.XXX",
          "text": "... Sī Deus ā nōbīs est, quis contrā nōs?",
          "translation": "... If God is with us, who is against us?",
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        "to, with"
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      "glosses": [
        "at, on, in"
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          "at",
          "at"
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          "on"
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          "english": "From the founding of the City.",
          "text": "Ab urbe conditā.",
          "translation": "From the founding of the City.",
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        "after, since"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈab]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈab]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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