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ob

conj · /ɔp/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German obe, ob, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Compare English if.

Translation

  1. Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether. subordinating

    ob ... oder

    if ... or

    Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist.

    I don't know if she's sick

    Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt?

    Did you ask her if she's coming?

    Ob das wirklich wahr ist?

    Is it really true?

  2. if source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. if, in case conditional, obsolete

ob

prep · /ɔp/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German obe, from Old High German oba, from Proto-Germanic *ub (“under”), from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“under, below”). Related with über, oben. A chiefly Upper German word, pronounced with a short vowel in Alemannic areas and with a long vowel in Austro-Bavarian areas. In the north, the short vowel is from etymology 1, perhaps also reinforced by association with regional forms of auf (Central Franconian op, Low German up, op). The long vowel is standard in Obacht, beobachten.

Translation

  1. on account of formal, literary

    Viele Seifenkisten haben ob ihrer dünnen Räder nicht die Bodenhaftung eines normalen Autoreifens und verfügen nur über so genannte Stempelbremsen.

    Many soapbox cars, on account of their thin wheels, do not have the traction of a normal car tire and have only so-called spoon brakes at their disposal.

  2. over, above, on archaic, dialectal

OB

noun · /oːˈbeː/ ·

Translation

mayor

abbreviation of Oberbürgermeister

  1. abbreviation of Oberbürgermeister abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong
  2. commander in chief source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. abbreviation of Oberbefehlshaber abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong
  4. abbreviation of Oberbootsmann abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong

ob

adj ·

Translation

  1. if source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. whether; if source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en