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See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"

Translingual

Symbol

As

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for arsenic.
  2. (climatology) Köppen climate classification for a dry-summer tropical savanna climate.

English

Noun

As

  1. plural of A
    She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.

Usage notes

  • Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

Egyptian

Romanization

As

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣs.

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -as, -aːs

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin as.

Noun

As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. as, a unit and a Roman coin
Declension
Declension of As
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das As die Asse
genitive eines des Asses der Asse
dative einem dem As, Asse1 den Assen
accusative ein das As die Asse

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “As” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French as, from Latin as.

Alternative forms

Noun

As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)

  1. ace, a playing card
    • 2007, Martin Schuster & Hans-Dieter Dumpert, Besser lernen, Springer, pg. 153:
      Insgesamt gibt es elf Trumpfkarten. Das sind die vier Buben und die anderen: As, Zehn, König, Dame und die Neun, Acht, Sieben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Das Fallen der fremden Trümpfe, nämlich Pik-Bube, Herz-As, Herz-Zehn und Herz-Acht, sollte man sich merken.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of As
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das As die Asse
genitive eines des Asses der Asse
dative einem dem As, Asse1 den Assen
accusative ein das As die Asse

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

A (“A”) +‎ -(e)s (“flat”)

Noun

As n (strong, genitive As, plural As)

  1. (music) A-flat
Declension
Declension of As
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das As die As
genitive eines des As der As
dative einem dem As den As
accusative ein das As die As

Further reading

  • “As” in Duden online
  • “As” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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