об-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ob"

Old Church Slavonic

Prefix

об- • (ob-)

  1. Alternative form of о- (o-)

Derived terms
Old Church Slavonic terms prefixed with об-

Russian

Prefix

об- • (ob-)

  1. Alternative form of о- (o-) (before certain letters)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • о- (usually before plosives, sometimes also other consonants)
  • оп- (before unvoiced consonants)
  • оба- (in a few words)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ob, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi. See о.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ob/

Prefix

об- (Latin spelling ob-)

  1. around, enclosing, surrounding
    јахати → објахати
    грлити → обгрлити
    кружити → окружити
  2. around, throughout, wholly
    јавити → објавити
    узети → обузети
    лизати → облизати
  3. on the surface or top of something
    грепсти → огрепсти
  4. forms perfective verbs from imperfectives
    храбрити → охрабрити
  5. quite, -ish
    мален → омален

Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with об-
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