abb
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abb
From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).[1]
abb (countable and uncountable, plural abbs)
abb m (genitive singular abbadh, nominative plural abbaí)
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abb | n-abb | habb | t-abb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
abb m
Masculine t-stem | |||
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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 |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
abb (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-abb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
abb (plural abbs)
abb (third-person singular simple present abbs, present participle abbin, simple past abbt, past participle abbt)