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ab.

beginning at that time or location; from

2 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

prep/ap/Germany/ɑp/Germany/ɑb̥/Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland
  1. beginning at that time or location; from

    Ab heute verfügbar.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German abe, ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

adj/ap/Germany/ɑp/Germany/ɑb̥/Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland
  1. off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)

    colloquial · indeclinable · predicative
    Der Arm ist ab.
  2. off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)

    attributive · indeclinable · nonstandard · predicative
    Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden.
Where this word comes from

From adverbial use of the prefix ab- in verbs such as abschlagen, abgehen etc. Compare English off.

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