gás
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognates include Old English gōs (English goose), Old Frisian gōs (West Frisian goes), Old Saxon gōs, gās (German Low German Goos), Dutch gans, Old High German gans (German Gans), Portuguese ganso, Spanish ganso.
Pronunciation
Noun
gás f (genitive singular gásar, plural gæs)
- goose (Anser)
Declension
| Declension of gás | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f25 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gás | gásin | gæs | gæsnar |
| accusative | gás | gásina | gæs | gæsnar |
| dative | gás | gásini | gásum | gásunum, gæsnum |
| genitive | gásar | gásarinnar | gása | gásanna |
Related terms
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch gas, a word coined by chemist Van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by Dutch geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”) or from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”).
Noun
gás m (genitive singular gáis, nominative plural gáis)
Declension
Derived terms
- cochall gáis (“gas mantle”)
- fear an gháis (“gasman”)
- gás guail (“coal-gas”)
- gás nádúrtha (“natural gas”)
- gás portaigh (“marsh gas”)
- gás támh (“inert gas”)
- gásach (“gaseous; gassy”, adjective)
- gásaigh (“gas”, verb)
- gásdíonach (“gas-proof”, adjective)
- gásdóire (“gas burner”)
- gásfháinne (“gas ring”)
- gásghineadóir (“gas generator”)
- gáslampa (“gas lamp”)
- gáslíonta (“gas-filled”, adjective)
- gásmhéadar (“gas meter”)
- gásoigheann (“gas oven”)
- gásphíopa (“gas pipe”)
- gásphúicín (“gas mask”)
- gásumar (“pneumatic trough”)
- inneall gáis (“gas-engine”)
- méadar gáis (“gas meter”)
- píopa gáis (“gas pipe”)
- príomhphíopa gáis (“gas-main”)
- solas gáis (“gaslight”)
- teoiric chinéiteach na ngás (“kinetic theory of gases”)
- tine gháis (“gas fire”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gás | ghás | ngás |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “gas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognates include Old English gōs (English goose), Old Frisian gōs (West Frisian goes), Old Saxon gōs, gās (German Low German Goos), Dutch gans, Old High German gans (German Gans), Portuguese ganso, Spanish ganso.
Pronunciation
Noun
gás f (genitive gásar, plural gæss)
Declension
Descendants
- Icelandic: gás, ⇒ gæs (analogously after plural gæss)
- Faroese: gás
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gås
- Elfdalian: gą̊s
- Old Swedish: gās, ᚵᛆᛋ
- Swedish: gås
- Old Danish: gās
- Gutnish: gas
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gás
Noun
gás m (plural gases)
References
- ^ “gás” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “gás” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.