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English
Etymology
Assimilated form of ab- + before -s-, from Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”).
Prefix
as-
- (no longer productive) Away from.
- assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent
References
Anagrams
Irish
Prefix
as-
- Alternative form of eas- (“out”)
Derived terms
Old Irish
Prefix
as-
- pretonic form of ess- (“ex-, out”)
- pretonic form of uss- (“up, off”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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as-
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-as-
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. By surface analysis, as (“carcass”) or as (“one of the Æsir”). The common prefix for Æsir gods is asa- however (see asagud and asatro).
Prefix
as-
- (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-
- Synonyms: gör-, jätte-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
- Vi hade askul på vattenlandet ― We had tons of fun at the water park
- Hästen sprang assnabbt ― The horse ran super fast
- Vi har astråkigt ― We're super bored
Usage notes
Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.
Derived terms