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Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

ás f pl

  1. plural of á

Etymology 2

From contraction of preposition a (to, towards) + feminine plural definite article as (the).

Pronunciation

Contraction

ás f pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, masculine plural aos)

  1. to the, towards the

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːʃ

Verb

ás

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ ás in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • ás in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • ás in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

  1. beam, rafter, pole
  2. axis
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss, likely from Proto-Germanic *amsaz, cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams, shoulder), but possibly the same as ás (1).

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

  1. long low hill, (low) ridge
Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin ās, perhaps via Middle Low German .

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

  1. pip (one of the spots on a die)
  2. the side of a die that has only one pip
  3. ace (playing card)
Declension

Etymology 4

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (to engender, beget).

Alternative forms

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural æsir)

  1. one of the Æsir, the principal Norse gods
Declension

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áis, nominative plural ásanna)

  1. ace; jot

Declension

Declension of ás (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ás ásanna
vocative a áis a ásanna
genitive áis ásanna
dative ás ásanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ás na hásanna
genitive an áis na n-ásanna
dative leis an ás
don ás
leis na hásanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of ás
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ás n-ás hás not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • ace”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Old Norse

Noun

ás

  1. accusative/dative singular of áss

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Latin as (a type of Roman coin).

Alternative forms

Noun

ás m (plural ases)

  1. ace (card with a single spot)
  2. ace (an expert at something)
    Synonyms: especialista, expert
  3. (military aviation) ace (pilot who shot down five or more enemy aircraft)
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ás

  1. plural of á