FromLatin ob-
ob-
( no longerproductive ) a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin .( botany ) Clipping ofobligatory
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( Internet , informal , humorous ) Obligatory ;prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of beingoff-topic .1998 alt.gothic Usenet ):ObGoth : Uh, well, it's like this you see, <searches in random file o' obgoth things> anyone out there got the new CoX album on Tess? If so which album is it *most* like?
1998 comp.sys.sinclair Usenet ):Aren't Newcastle's chairman Sunderland supporters? (From the way they acted?) Erm...obspeccy ? Tynesoft, eh? What happened to them?
2000 alt.linux Usenet ):ObLinux : SAP were giving away a free development environment for use with RedHat v6.1 recently, a distinctly non-free complete system has been available for a while. This offers another example of a commercial application where the vendors now have sufficient confidence in Linux to release a port (even if it is distribution-specific).
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *ob Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi o
ob-
aprefix with various functions, e.g. expressing: omission (obden = ob +den (day) = every other day)surrounding (objet = ob +jet (drive) = to drive around)o-/ob(e)- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017Fromob ( “ over, above ” ) .
ob-
over- ,super- FromLatin ob-
ob-
ob- Prefixation of prepositionob ( “ towards; against ” ) .
ob-
towards ;against In compounds, theb is often (from the data of derived terms below, one fourth of the times) assimilated into the next consonant producing ageminate .
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *o(b)-
ob-
prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around ob- + ić obić prefix added to verbs with various meanings ob- + mówić obmówić Inherited fromOld Polish ob- Doublet ofo-
ob-
prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around ob- + jechać objechać Synonym: o- prefix added to verbs meaning entirely ob- + jeść ( “ to eat ” ) → objeść się ( “ to eat and be overstuffed ” ) Because the prefix ends with the consonant sometimes the first letter of the verb was dropped.
ob- + źrzeć obejrzeć ob- + walić obalić o- ( usually before plosives, sometimes also other consonants ) op- ( before unvoiced consonants ) oba- ( in a few words ) Inherited fromProto-Slavic *ob Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi o
ob- (Cyrillic spelling об-
around ,enclosing ,surrounding jahati objahati grliti obgrliti kružiti okružiti around ,throughout ,wholly javiti objaviti uzeti obuzeti lizati oblizati on the surface or top of somethinggrepsti ogrepsti forms perfective verbs from imperfectives hrabriti ohrabriti quite ,-ish malen omalen Inherited fromProto-Slavic *ob o
ob-
circum- ,peri- (prefix used to denote an action performed on the surface, around the edge, or the circumference of an object )ob- + sekať obsekať ( “ to trim around/off ” ) ob- + viazať obviazať ( “ to tie around/bandage ” ) prefix used to indicate that a state or action affects only the exterior or surface of an object ob- + horieť obhorieť ( “ to be scorched on the surface ” ) ob- + schnúť obschnúť ( “ to dry on the surface ” ) circum- (prefix used with verbs of motion to indicate movement following a perimeter or circling an object )ob- + ísť obísť ( “ to go around/bypass ” ) prefix used to indicate a sequence of actions or movements visiting all individual points or objects in a set ob- + letieť obletieť ( “ to fly around/visit all by flying ” ) ob- + behať obbehať ( “ to run around/visit all by running ” ) prefix used with frequentative verbs to denote a repetitive action or continuous presence in a certain area ob- + stávať obstávať ( “ to loiter/stand around ” ) ob- + sedávať obsedávať ( “ to sit around/haunt (e.g. pubs) ” ) prefix used with stative verbs to indicate the acquisition of a specific property or state over time ob- + starnúť obstarnúť ( “ to grow old/stale ” ) ob- + -živnúť obživnúť ( “ to come to life/revive ” ) re- ,be- (prefix used to indicate the conferring or bestowing of a quality or thing expressed by the word base )ob- + nový obnoviť ( “ to renew/restore ” ) ob- + čerstvý občerstviť ( “ to refresh ” ) prefix used to indicate the capacity or ability to perform or stay in a certain state despite difficulty ob- + sedieť obsedieť ( “ to remain seated/stay on (e.g. a horse) ” ) ob- + stáť obstáť ( “ to stand one's ground/pass a test ” ) prefix used to indicate the direct targeting or thorough processing of a specific object or task ob- + robiť obrobiť ( “ to till/cultivate/process ” ) Peciar, Štefan , editor (1959–1968 ), “ob- ”, inSlovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky ), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV,→OCLC 
