English Online Dictionary. What means ob? What does ob mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɒb/
- Rhymes: -ɒb
Etymology 1
From Latin ob, abbreviation of obolus.
Noun
ob (plural obs)
- (historical) a halfpenny
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Noun
ob (plural obs)
- (archaic) an objection
- (genetics) the obese gene
Coordinate terms
- (objection): sol
Anagrams
- BO, Bo, bo
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ob, from Proto-Slavic *obь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈop]
Preposition
ob [+accusative]
- every other/second
- Nakupovat jezdíme ob týden. ― We go shopping every other week.
Related terms
Further reading
- ob in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ob in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German obe, ob, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Compare English if.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔp/
Conjunction
ob
- (subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
- ob ... oder ― if ... or
- (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case
Usage notes
A general trick to remember whether to use ob or wenn is that if whether could be used in the English sentence, then ob needs to be used in the German sentence.
Etymology 2
From Middle High German obe, from Old High German oba, from Proto-Germanic *ub (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“under, below”). Related with über, oben.
A chiefly Upper German word, pronounced with a short vowel in Alemannic areas and with a long vowel in Austro-Bavarian areas. In the north, the short vowel is from etymology 1, perhaps also reinforced by association with regional forms of auf (Central Franconian op, Low German up, op). The long vowel is standard in Obacht, beobachten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔp/ (German standard; Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /oːp/ (Austria; Bavaria)
Preposition
ob
- (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of
- Synonyms: angesichts, wegen
- (archaic or dialectal, + dative) over, above, on
- Synonym: über
Antonyms
- (over, above): unter; (obsolete) nied, nid
Derived terms
- ob-
- obderennsisch
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Further reading
- “ob” in Duden online
- “ob” in Duden online
- “ob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
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.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ob/, [ɔb]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ob/, [ɔb]
Preposition
ob (+ accusative)
- in the direction of, to, towards
- on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
- ob haec, ob hoc, ob ea, ob eam rem ― for this/that reason, because of this/that reason
- ob aliquam rem gratia ― give thanks for something
- against; facing
Derived terms
- ob-
References
- “ob”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ob”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ob in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- DIZIONARIO LATINO OLIVETTI
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), from Proto-Indo-European *e-, *ē- (“then, at that time”). Cognate with English if, West Frisian oft (“whether”), Dutch of (“or, whether, but”), Middle Low German ef (“if, whether”), German ob (“if, whether”), Icelandic ef, if (“if”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /op/
Adverb
ob
- if, whether
Old Irish
Noun
ob f
- Alternative form of aub
Volapük
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ob/
Pronoun
ob
- I (first-person singular, nominative)
Declension
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔu̯i (“two”). Cognate with Iu Mien i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɒ˥/
Numeral
ob
- two
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)