English

Noun

abb ‎(plural abbs)

1. A type of yarn for the warp.
2. A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]^[1]
3. (Britain) A filling pick used in weaving.^[2]

Translations

Anagrams

• B.B.A., bab

References

1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3
2. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 2

Irish

Noun

abb m ‎(genitive singular abbadh, nominative plural abbaí)

1. Obsolete spelling of ab ‎(“abbot”)

Mutation

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ap, abb, from Latin abbās, abbātis, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς ‎(abbâs), from Aramaic אבא ‎(’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abb m ‎(genitive singular abb, plural abbyn)

1. (Christianity) abbot

   Abbyr 'abb' dyn gleashagh dty chab.‎

   Say 'abbot' without moving your jaw.

Old Irish

Noun

abb m

1. Alternative spelling of ap

Inflection