amb

English

Etymology

From ambit, from Latin.

Noun

amb (plural ambs)

  1. (palynology) The outline of a spore or pollen grain, as seen in a polar view.

Translations

Anagrams


Catalan

Alternative forms

  • ab (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Catalan ab (Compare Old Occitan ab), from Latin apud. The addition of an -m- is very old, but it was not reflected in spelling until Fabra's orthography in the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

  • (Oriental)
    • (before a vowel) IPA(key): /əmb/
    • (before a consonant) IPA(key): /əm/
      • Homophone: em
  • (Occidental)
    • (before a vowel) IPA(key): /amb/, /an/, /en/
    • (before a consonant) IPA(key): /am/, /an/, /en/
      • Homophone: en
    • Notes: the standard pronunciations are /amb/ and /am/. The pronunciation /en/ is typically used in the Valencian Country and parts of Catalonia, the pronunciation /an/ is used in some southern parts of the Valencian Country.

Preposition

amb

  1. with
    Antonym: sense

Further reading


Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *ampɜ-. Cognate to Finnish ampua (to shoot).

Noun

amb (genitive ammu, partitive ambu)

  1. crossbow

Latin

Numeral

amb

  1. both

See also

References

  • amb in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amb in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amb in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • ab (Guardiol)
  • dab (Gascon)
  • damb (Gascon, Aranese)
  • ambé (Provençal)
  • embé (Provençal, Niçard)

Etymology

From Old Occitan ab, from Latin apud.

Preposition

amb

  1. with

Portuguese

Noun

amb m (plural ambs)

  1. (palynology) amb (outline of a spore or pollen grain)
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