English

Proper noun

Abi

1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

Anagrams

• Bai, BIA, IAB, IBA

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabi/
• Rhymes: -abi

Noun

Abi n ‎(genitive Abis, plural Abis)

1. Short for Abitur.

Declension

Proper noun

Abi m ‎(genitive Abis)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham

Chickasaw

Verb

abi

1. to kill
2. to abort

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ạbi
• vbi

Etymology

Cognate with Alabama ibi ‎(“to kill”), Chickasaw abi ‎(“to kill”)

Noun

abi

1. killer, murderer
2. killing, slaughter

Verb

abi

1. to kill, to murder
2. to be sick or infected (usually with a skin disease)

Related terms

• abichi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi ‎(genitive abi, partitive abi)

1. help

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened form of abiturientti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑbi]
• Hyphenation: a‧bi

Noun

abi

1. (colloquial) A candidate for the matriculation examination.

Declension

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French habit(s)

Noun

abi

1. clothes

Synonyms

• rad
• lenj

Hiligaynon

Adverb

ábi

1. for instance

Verb

ábi

1. imagine
2. think
3. say aloud

Japanese

Romanization

abi

1. rōmaji reading of あび

Kalasha

Pronoun

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Determiner

abi

1. Alternative spelling of ábi

Latin

Verb

abī

1. second-person singular active imperative of abeō

Latvian

Etymology

From an earlier abu, still dialectally attested (abi was originally the feminine/neuter dual form), from Proto-Baltic *abu, from Proto-Indo-European *a(m)-bʰou, where the initial part is an old deictic pronoun or particle, reinforcing the meaning “two, both” of the second part. Cognates include Lithuanian abù, abì, Old Prussian abbai, Old Church Slavonic оба ‎(oba), Russian оба ‎(óba), Belarusian оба ‎(obá), обадва ‎(obádva), Ukrainian оба ‎(obá), Bulgarian оба ‎(óba), Czech, Polish oba, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 ‎(bai), German beide, Sanskrit उभौ ‎(ubháu), Ancient Greek ἄμφω ‎(ámphō), Latin ambo, Tocharian A āmpi.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abi]

Adjective

abi (no def., no comp., no sup., no adv.)

1. both (one and the other of two)

   abas acis, rokas, kājas‎ ― both eyes, hands, legs

   satvert abās rokās‎ ― to grab with (lit. in) both hands

   abās pusēs ceļam mežs‎ ― the road has forest on both sides

   klausīties (ar) abām ausīm‎ ― to hear with both ears (= very attentively)

   attālums starp abiem ledus gabaliem ātri auga‎ ― the distance between both pieces of ice grew rapidly

2. (used pronominally) both (the two previously mentioned)

   pie mājas aug divi ozoli, abi tēva stādīti‎ ― by the house two oaks grow, both planted by father

   Helēna apskāva māti, un viņas abas nosēdās blakus tēvam‎ ― Helēna hugged mother, and both of them sat next to father.

Declension

Derived terms

• abinieks

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “abi”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Yoruba.

Particle

abi

1. final interrogative particle on a yes/no question

Palu'e

api

Etymology

From Proto-Central Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

abi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian ape.

Noun

abi

1. (Campidanese) bee

Sranan Tongo

Verb

abi

1. to have

Venetian

Verb

abi

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of aver
2. second-person singular imperative of aver

Volapük

Conjunction

abi

1. but also

See also

• noe

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *api.

Noun

abi ‎(genitive abi, partitive api)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension