ab · noun1
Abbreviation of abscess.
ab · verb, noun, preposition, adverb2
Abbreviations.
ab · noun3
From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations.
Ab · noun4
The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody.
Ab · proper noun5
- Hebrew · borrowed fromאָב
- English todayAb
Borrowed from Hebrew אָב (āv).
Ab · proper noun6
Short form of Abner.
Ab · noun7
- Egyptian · borrowed fromjb“heart, mind, intention”
- English todayAb
From the nineteenth-century Lepsius transcription, ȧb, of Egyptian jb (“heart, mind, intention”), ib:Z1.
Ab · noun8
Abbreviation.
Words from the same roots
First known use, by meaning
- mid 20ᵗʰ century Clipping of abdominal muscle .
- First attested in the late 18ᵗʰ century. Av.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.