abb
FromMiddle Englishab,abbe, fromOld Englishāweb,āb,ōweb, fromaway +web(“warp thread”).[1]
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abb (countable anduncountable,pluralabbs)
abb m (genitive singularabbadh,nominative pluralabbaí)
| radical | eclipsis | withh-prothesis | witht-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| abb | n-abb | habb | t-abb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
abb
FromOld Irishap,abb, fromLatinabbās, fromAncient Greekἀββᾶς(abbâs), fromAramaicאבא(’abbā,“father”).
abb m (genitive singularabb,pluralabbyn)
abb m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abb | abbaithL,abb | abbaith |
| vocative | abb | abbaithL,abb | aptha |
| accusative | abbaithN | abbaithL,abb | aptha |
| genitive | abbath | abbath | abbathN |
| dative | abbaithL,abb | apthaib | apthaib |
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| abb (pronounced with/h/ inh-prothesis environments) | abb | n-abb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
abb (pluralabbs)
abb (third-person singular simple presentabbs,present participleabbin,simple past and past participleabbt)