English

Proper noun

Abe

1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham.

Noun

Abe ‎(plural Abes)

1. (slang, US) A five-dollar bill.
   • 1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing, page 210:

     "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."

Etymology 2

From Japanese.

Proper noun

Abe

1. A surname​.

Anagrams

• BAe
• Bea, BEA

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abe m

1. A male given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel.

Japanese

Romanization

Abe

1. rōmaji reading of あべ

English

Verb

abe

1. (intransitive, infinitive, regional, Britain) Be.
   • 1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527:

     Let it abe, I say.

   • 1864, Charles Dickens, Household Words, page 186:

     But if it amuses her I let it abe.

   • 1885, Charles Gibbon, Heart's Delight, page 154:

     But let that abe.

References

• 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 3

Cimbrian

Adverb

abe

1. down

Synonyms

• abar

Antonyms

• au

References

• “abe” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abə/, [ˈæːb̥ə]
• Rhymes: -abə

Etymology 1

From Old Norse api ‎(“fool”).

Noun

abe c (singular definite aben, plural indefinite aber)

1. monkey
2. ape

Inflection

Synonyms

• abekat

Derived terms

• fjeldabe

Etymology 2

From Old Norse apa, from api ‎(“fool”).

Verb

abe ‎(imperative ab, infinitive at abe, present tense aber, past tense abede, perfect tense har abet)

1. mimic, ape

Synonyms

• abe efter
• efterabe

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

abe

1. outside (of)

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Lun Bawang

abe

Noun

abe

1. earring.

See also

• abey