ås

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See also: ås', aas, Aas, AAS, AAs, áas, and Appendix:Variations of "as"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss.

Pronunciation

Noun

ås c (singular definite åsen, plural indefinite åse)

  1. esker, ridge
  2. purlin
  3. beam

Inflection

Declension of ås
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ås åsen åse åsene
genitive ås' åsens åses åsenes

Noun

ås c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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ås

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. an esker
  2. a hill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. (construction) a roof beam
  2. an axle on a wheel or grindstone
  3. the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss.

Noun

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir
See also
  • van (“Vanir”)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a beam
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *amsaz.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge
  2. an esker
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

Male given names:

Female given names:

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ås c

  1. a ridge (long, narrow, not too tall elevation in the landscape)
Usage notes

For mountain ridges and the like, see rygg.

Declension
Declension of ås
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ås ås
definite åsen åsens
plural indefinite åsar åsars
definite åsarna åsarnas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ås

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

References

Anagrams

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