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Aber
aber
aber
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aber, from Proto-Celtic *adberos. Cognate with Cornish aber (“confluence, estuary”), Old Welsh aper (“confluence, estuary”), Old Irish abor (“estuary”).
Noun
aber m, f (plural aberioù)
Verb
aber
- present tense of aberiñ
References
- Victor Henry, Lexique Étymologique des termes les plus usuels du Breton Moderne, Plihon et Hervé, 1900, page }}}
German
Etymology
From Middle High German aber, aver, afer, from Old High German afur, afar, from Proto-Germanic *afar (“behind”). Compare Saterland Frisian oaber (“but”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʔaːbɐ]
Adverb
aber
- again (mostly used in abermals, yet another time)
Conjunction
aber
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish خبر (haber), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎber/
- Hyphenation: a‧ber
Noun
àber m (Cyrillic spelling а̀бер)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowing from German aber (“but”), turned into a noun (as in "no buts and no ifs").
Noun
aber n
- a problem, an obstacle, a difficulty
Declension
The plural is the same, but definite forms do not apply.
References
- aber in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- aber in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
Tarifit
Alternative forms
- ⴰⴱⴻⵔ
- abriw
Etymology
Compare Tashelhit abliw
Noun
aber m (plural abriwen, construct state waber)
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aber, from Proto-Celtic *adberos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈabɛr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɑːbɛr/
Noun
aber m, f (plural aberoedd or ebyr)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
aber | unchanged | unchanged | haber |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |