gás
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
gás f (genitive singular gásar, plural gæs)
- goose (Anser)
Declension edit
Declension of gás | ||||
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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 edit
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
gás m (genitive singular gáis, nominative plural gáis)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
gás f (genitive gásar, plural gæss)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French gaz,[1] from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).[2]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: gás
Noun edit
gás m (plural gases)
References edit
- ^ “gás” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “gás” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.