ag
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"
Contents
TranslingualEdit
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Clipping of agriculture.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
NounEdit
ag
- (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
Borrowing from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
ag
- (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.
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 88:
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
ag (plural agte)
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
ag (present ag, present participle agtende, past participle geag)
- 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.
- Ek ag hom as 'n belangrike bate in ons maatskappy.
- to heed
Etymology 3Edit
InterjectionEdit
ag
Etymology 4Edit
| < 7 | 8 | 9 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ag Ordinal : agste |
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NumeralEdit
ag
- (cardinal) Alternative form of agt
AlbanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- agull (Gheg)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *auga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (compare Ancient Greek αὐγή (augḗ, “daylight, splendor”), Serbo-Croatian jug (“south”)).
NounEdit
ag m (indefinite plural agje)
Indo-PortugueseEdit
IrishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Irish oc, ac, ic, from Old Irish oc, occ. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
ag
- particle used with the verbal noun to make a progressive aspect:
- ag siúl ― walking
- ag gáire ― laughing
- ag ithe ― eating
- ag ól ― drinking
PrepositionEdit
ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)
- at
- of, for (after certain adjectives)
- Bhí sé go deas ag Cáit a dhul leat.
- It was nice of Cáit to go with you.
- Tá sé éasca agat sin a rá.
- It’s easy for you to say that.
- Bhí sé go deas ag Cáit a dhul leat.
- of (after an indication of quantity)
- Tá go leor acu anseo.
- There are plenty of them here.
- Tá duine againn tinn.
- One of us is ill.
- Tá go leor acu anseo.
- of (to indicate possession emphatically, used after a noun qualified by seo (“this”) or sin (“that”))
- an teach seo againne ― this house of ours
- na bróga sin agatsa ― those shoes of yours
- 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.
- Tá teach ag Seán.
- 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.
- Tá an teach péinteáilte ag Seán.
- used with forms of bí (“to be”) to indicate ability to do something
- Tá Spáinnis agam.
- I can speak Spanish.
- Tá caint agam.
- I can talk.
- Tá ceol agam.
- I can make music.
- Tá Spáinnis agam.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ag
Etymology 2Edit
Reduced form of chuig, assimilated in all forms to Etymology 1.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of chuig (“to (a person or place)”)
- Tá mé ag dul ag an dochtúr.
- I’m going to the doctor
- Tá mé ag dul ag an dochtúr.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ag
ReferencesEdit
- "ag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
- “ag” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- “oc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Korlai Creole PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
ag
ReferenceEdit
- J. Clancy Clements, The Genesis of a Language: The Formation and Development of Korlai Portuguese, page 94, 1996
Old IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *agos (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵHos. Compare Old Armenian եզն (ezn), Sanskrit अही (ahī́).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ag n
DescendantsEdit
MutationEdit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ag | unchanged | n-ag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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ReferencesEdit
- “ag” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Contraction of aig
ParticleEdit
ag
- Used before the verbal noun to form the present participle.
- 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”).
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
ag c
- the genus Cladium (a kind of grass)
- the species Cladium mariscus; great fen-sedge, saw-sedge.
- various sedges and rushes outside genus Cladium, e.g. genus Schoenus; bogrush in genus Juncus (tåg)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of ag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ag | agen | agar | agarna |
| Genitive | ags | agens | agars | agarnas |
VolapükEdit
WelshEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
ag
- with (used before vowels)
Usage notesEdit
Unlike â, ag does not cause an aspirate mutation in the following word.