ob-

From Latin ob-.

ob-

1. (no longer productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin.
2. (botany) Of a reversed shape.

• (against): anti-, counter-, contra-, dys-

Clipping of obligatory.

ob-

1. (Internet, informal, humorous) Obligatory; prepended to the name of a topic being mentioned to avoid accusations of being off-topic.
   • 1998, Haydn Black, “lesbian goths”, in alt.gothic (Usenet):

     ObGoth: Uh, well, it's like this you see, <searches in random file o' obgoth things> anyone out there got the new CoX album on Tess? If so which album is it *most* like?

   • 1998, Peter Thomas, “FAQ: more info request”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):

     Aren't Newcastle's chairman Sunderland supporters? (From the way they acted?) Erm...obspeccy? Tynesoft, eh? What happened to them?

   • 2000, Dan Glover, “Introduction to Linux article for commentary”, in alt.linux (Usenet):

     ObLinux: SAP were giving away a free development environment for use with RedHat v6.1 recently, a distinctly non-free complete system has been available for a while. This offers another example of a commercial application where the vendors now have sufficient confidence in Linux to release a port (even if it is distribution-specific).

• BO, Bo, bo

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

• IPA^(key): [ob ]

ob-

1. a prefix with various functions, e.g. expressing:

   omission (obden = ob + den (day) = every other day)

   surrounding (objet = ob + jet (drive) = to drive around)

• obe-

• o-/ob(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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From ob (“over, above”).

ob-

1. over-, super-

From Latin ob-.

ob-

1. ob-

• obs-
• os-

Prefixation of preposition ob (“towards; against”).

ob-

1. towards; against

In compounds, the b is often (from the data of derived terms below, one fourth of the times) assimilated into the next consonant producing a geminate.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)-.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɔb/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɔb/

ob-

1. prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around

   ‎ob- + ‎ić → ‎obić

2. prefix added to verbs with various meanings

   ‎ob- + ‎mówić → ‎obmówić

• o

• obe-

Inherited from Old Polish ob-. Doublet of o-.

• IPA^(key): /ɔb/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔb
• Syllabification: ob-

ob-

1. prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around

   ‎ob- + ‎jechać → ‎objechać

   Synonym: o-

2. prefix added to verbs meaning entirely

   ‎ob- + ‎jeść (“to eat”) → ‎objeść się (“to eat and be overstuffed”)

Because the prefix ends with the consonant sometimes the first letter of the verb was dropped.

1. ‎ob- + ‎źrzeć → ‎obejrzeć

   ‎ob- + ‎walić → ‎obalić

• o

• o- (usually before plosives, sometimes also other consonants)
• op- (before unvoiced consonants)
• oba- (in a few words)

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

• IPA^(key): /ob/

ob- (Cyrillic spelling об-)

1. around, enclosing, surrounding

   jahati → objahati

   grliti → obgrliti

   kružiti → okružiti

2. around, throughout, wholly

   javiti → objaviti

   uzeti → obuzeti

   lizati → oblizati

3. on the surface or top of something

   grepsti → ogrepsti

4. forms perfective verbs from imperfectives

   hrabriti → ohrabriti

5. quite, -ish

   malen → omalen

• obo-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ob. See o.

• IPA^(key): /ɔb/, [ɔb]

ob-

1. circum-, peri- (prefix used to denote an action performed on the surface, around the edge, or the circumference of an object)

   ‎ob- + ‎sekať → ‎obsekať (“to trim around/off”)

   ‎ob- + ‎viazať → ‎obviazať (“to tie around/bandage”)

2. prefix used to indicate that a state or action affects only the exterior or surface of an object

   ‎ob- + ‎horieť → ‎obhorieť (“to be scorched on the surface”)

   ‎ob- + ‎schnúť → ‎obschnúť (“to dry on the surface”)

3. circum- (prefix used with verbs of motion to indicate movement following a perimeter or circling an object)

   ‎ob- + ‎ísť → ‎obísť (“to go around/bypass”)

4. prefix used to indicate a sequence of actions or movements visiting all individual points or objects in a set

   ‎ob- + ‎letieť → ‎obletieť (“to fly around/visit all by flying”)

   ‎ob- + ‎behať → ‎obbehať (“to run around/visit all by running”)

5. prefix used with frequentative verbs to denote a repetitive action or continuous presence in a certain area

   ‎ob- + ‎stávať → ‎obstávať (“to loiter/stand around”)

   ‎ob- + ‎sedávať → ‎obsedávať (“to sit around/haunt (e.g. pubs)”)

6. prefix used with stative verbs to indicate the acquisition of a specific property or state over time

   ‎ob- + ‎starnúť → ‎obstarnúť (“to grow old/stale”)

   ‎ob- + ‎-živnúť → ‎obživnúť (“to come to life/revive”)

7. re-, be- (prefix used to indicate the conferring or bestowing of a quality or thing expressed by the word base)

   ‎ob- + ‎nový → ‎obnoviť (“to renew/restore”)

   ‎ob- + ‎čerstvý → ‎občerstviť (“to refresh”)

8. prefix used to indicate the capacity or ability to perform or stay in a certain state despite difficulty

   ‎ob- + ‎sedieť → ‎obsedieť (“to remain seated/stay on (e.g. a horse)”)

   ‎ob- + ‎stáť → ‎obstáť (“to stand one's ground/pass a test”)

9. prefix used to indicate the direct targeting or thorough processing of a specific object or task

   ‎ob- + ‎robiť → ‎obrobiť (“to till/cultivate/process”)

• Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “ob-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC