Aber

See also: aber and åber

English

Etymology

From Welsh aber (“river mouth, confluence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæbɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æbə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Aber

  1. A hamlet in Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales.
  2. A hamlet in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales.
  3. A suburb of Caerphilly, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales.
  4. (local slang) Clipping of Aberystwyth.
  5. (local slang) Clipping of Abergwyngregyn, used by the former Aber railway station (Gwynedd).

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German

Etymology

Substantivization of aber

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Aber
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Noun

Aber n (strong, genitive Abers or Aber, plural Abers or Aber)

  1. an objection, a but

Declension

Declension of Aber [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Aber die Abers, Aber
genitive eines des Abers, Aber der Abers, Aber
dative einem dem Aber den Abers, Abern
accusative ein das Aber die Abers, Aber

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: aber

Further reading

  • “Aber” in Duden online
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