ag

SymbolEdit

ag

1. (metrology) Symbol for the attogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁸ grams.

Etymology 1Edit

From an abbreviation for agriculture.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /aɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

NounEdit

ag

1. (chiefly in compounds) Agriculture.

   He got his degree from the state ag college.

   • 2014, Ferd Hoefner, quoted in Jennifer Steinhauer, “Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling”, NYTimes.com (2014 March 8):

     Even the most ag-centric member of the Agriculture Committee […]

   • 2014 March 8, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling”, NYTimes.com:

     […] fruits and vegetables, oddly referred to in ag-speak as specialty crops, […]

Etymology 2Edit

From Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ax/

InterjectionEdit

ag

1. (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah.
   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 88:

     ‘Ag, fuck it,’ he said. ‘Let bygones be bygones, man.’

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 491:

     Finally, after placing four books on the desk, he turned to a sheepish Kathy and said, ‘Ag, there's nothing wrong with these desks,’ and walked out.

AnagramsEdit

• GA, Ga, Ga.

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch acht.

NounEdit

ag (plural agte)

1. esteem

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch achten.

VerbEdit

ag (present ag, present participle agtende, past participle geag)

1. to regard; to deem

   Ek ag hom as 'n belangrike bate in ons maatskappy.

   I deem him as an important asset in our company.

   Hy word hoog geag.

   He is highly regarded.

2. to heed

Etymology 3Edit

From Dutch ach.

InterjectionEdit

ag

1. oh, oh no, shoot, damn, oh dear

Etymology 4Edit

NumeralEdit

ag

1. (cardinal) Alternative form of agt.

Alternative formsEdit

• agull (Gheg)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *auga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (compare Ancient Greek αὐγή (aúgḗ, “daylight, splendor”), Serbo-Croatian jug ‘south’).

NounEdit

ag m (indefinite plural agje)

1. dawn, daybreak, pre-dawn light
2. half-darkness, mistiness
3. black mark around the eyes of the dead

PronunciationEdit

• (particle):
  • IPA^(key): [ə] before a consonant
  • IPA^(key): [əɡ], [əɟ] before a vowel
• (preposition): IPA^(key): [ɛɟ]

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish oc. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.

ParticleEdit

ag

1. particle used with the verbal noun to make a progressive aspect:

   ag siúl — walking

   ag gáire — laughing

PrepositionEdit

ag

1. at
2. used with forms of bí (“to be”) to indicate possession in place of a verb meaning ‘have’

   Tá teach ag Seán.

   Seán has a house.

3. used with forms of bí (“to be”) and a past participle to indicate a perfect tense

   Tá an teach péinteáilte ag Seán.

   Seán has painted the house.

InflectionEdit

ReferencesEdit

• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *agos (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵHos. Compare Old Armenian եզն (ezn).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /aɣ/

NounEdit

ag n

1. bullock, cow, ox
2. deer, stag

DescendantsEdit

• Scottish Gaelic: agh

MutationEdit

EtymologyEdit

Contraction of aig

ParticleEdit

ag

1. Used before the verbal noun.

   Bha Seumas ag obair. - James was working.

Usage notesEdit

• This is the form used before a vowel. Before consonants it contracts to a'. The sole exception is ag ràdh - saying.

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Agar (släkte)

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Ag (växt)

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NounEdit

ag c

1. the genus Cladium (a kind of grass)
2. the species Cladium mariscus; great fen-sedge, saw-sedge
3. various sedges and rushes outside genus Cladium, e.g. genus Schoenus (axag, knappag); bogrush in genus Juncus (tåg)

DeclensionEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• â

PrepositionEdit

ag

1. with (used before vowels)

Usage notesEdit

Unlike â, ag does not cause an aspirate mutation in the following word.

InterjectionEdit

ag!

1. oh! cry of pain or surprise
2. ah! cry of surprise