ob
Meaning
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- (subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
- (conditional,obsolete) if, in case
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
ob
Zürich
öb
Appenzell Innerrhoden
ob
Graubünden
ob
Fribourg
ob
Basel-Landschaft
ob
Basel-Landschaft
eb
Appenzell Innerrhoden
öb
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔp/
Etymology
From Middle High German obe, ob, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Compare English if.
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