"ob" meaning in Latin

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Preposition

IPA: /ob/ [Classical-Latin], [ɔb] [Classical-Latin], /ob/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ɔb] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *op, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Also related to English by. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object. Etymology templates: {{der|la|itc-pro|*op}} Proto-Italic *op, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₁epi}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi, {{cog|grc|ἐπί}} Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), {{cog|sa|अपि|tr=ápi}} Sanskrit अपि (ápi), {{cog|ae|𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌}} Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), {{cog|peo|tr=apiy}} Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), {{cog|xcl|եւ}} Old Armenian եւ (ew), {{cog|en|by}} English by Head templates: {{la-prep|accusative}} ob (+ accusative)
  1. in the direction of, to, towards Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ob-la-prep-gPF43nQD Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 21 41 38
  2. on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ob-la-prep-rkGSUi~w Categories (other): Latin accusative prepositions, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin accusative prepositions: 21 47 32 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 21 41 38
  3. against; facing Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ob-la-prep-v6ybX-rV Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 24 71 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 21 41 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ob-
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ob-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*op"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *op",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁epi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἐπί"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अपि",
        "tr": "ápi"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अपि (ápi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "tr": "apiy"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian [script needed] (apiy)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "եւ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian եւ (ew)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "by"
      },
      "expansion": "English by",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *op, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Also related to English by.\nThe accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "accusative"
      },
      "expansion": "ob (+ accusative)",
      "name": "la-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 41 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in the direction of, to, towards"
      ],
      "id": "en-ob-la-prep-gPF43nQD",
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 47 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin accusative prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Accusative prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 41 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "for this/that reason, because of this/that reason",
          "text": "ob haec, ob hoc, ob ea, ob eam rem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "give thanks for something",
          "text": "ob aliquam rem gratia",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ob-la-prep-rkGSUi~w",
      "links": [
        [
          "on account of",
          "on account of"
        ],
        [
          "according to",
          "according to"
        ],
        [
          "because of",
          "because of"
        ],
        [
          "due to",
          "due to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 24 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 41 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against; facing"
      ],
      "id": "en-ob-la-prep-v6ybX-rV",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "facing",
          "facing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ob/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔb]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ob/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔb]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ob"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin accusative prepositions",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prepositions",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Old Persian terms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ob-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*op"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *op",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁epi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἐπί"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अपि",
        "tr": "ápi"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अपि (ápi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peo",
        "tr": "apiy"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian [script needed] (apiy)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "եւ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian եւ (ew)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "by"
      },
      "expansion": "English by",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *op, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Also related to English by.\nThe accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "accusative"
      },
      "expansion": "ob (+ accusative)",
      "name": "la-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in the direction of, to, towards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "for this/that reason, because of this/that reason",
          "text": "ob haec, ob hoc, ob ea, ob eam rem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "give thanks for something",
          "text": "ob aliquam rem gratia",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on account of",
          "on account of"
        ],
        [
          "according to",
          "according to"
        ],
        [
          "because of",
          "because of"
        ],
        [
          "due to",
          "due to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against; facing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "facing",
          "facing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ob/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔb]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ob/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔb]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ob"
}

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