ás

See also Appendix:Variations of "as"

Galician

Etymology

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

Contraction

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

1. to the, towards the

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Hungarian

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaːʃ/

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Verb

ás

1. to dig

Derived terms

• ásatás
• ásó
• ásvány

With verb prefixes

• elás

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /auːs/
• Rhymes: -auːs

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, plural ásar)

1. beam, rafter, pole
2. axis

Declension

declension of ás

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ás	ásinn	ásar	ásarnir
accusative	ás	ásinn	ása	ásana
dative	ási / ás	ásnum	ásum	ásunum
genitive	áss	ássins	ása	ásanna

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, plural ásar)

1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge

Declension

declension of ás

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ás	ásinn	ásar	ásarnir
accusative	ás	ásinn	ása	ásana
dative	ási / ás	ásnum	ásum	ásunum
genitive	áss	ássins	ása	ásanna

Etymology 3

From Latin ās, perhaps via Middle Low German.

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, 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

declension of ás

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ás	ásinn	ásar	ásarnir
accusative	ás	ásinn	ása	ásana
dative	ási / ás	ásnum	ásum	ásunum
genitive	áss	ássins	ása	ásanna

Etymology 4

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

Alternative forms

• Ás

Noun

ás m (genitive singular áss, plural æsir)

1. one of the Æsir, the principal Norse gods

Anagrams

• sá

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• az (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin as (“a type of Roman coin”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa(j)s/
• Homophones: as, às, hás, az
• Hyphenation: ás

Noun

ás m (plural ases)

1. ace (card with a single spot)
2. ace (an expert at something)
3. (military aviation) ace (pilot who shot down five or more enemy aircraft)

Synonyms

• (expert): especialista, expert