Wiktionary

ag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

ag

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

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Clipping of agriculture.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ag

  1. (chiefly in compounds) Clipping of agriculture.
    He got his degree from the state ag college.
    My class is over on ag campus.

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

ag

  1. (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah.
    • 1962, Jeremy Taylor, Ag Pleez Deddy (song)
      Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee
    • 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

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch acht.

NounEdit

ag (plural agte)

  1. esteem
  2. eight

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. Equivalent of German ach and English oh.

InterjectionEdit

ag

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

Etymology 4Edit

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : ag
    Ordinal : agste

NumeralEdit

ag

  1. Alternative form of agt

AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *(h)aug-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (compare Ancient Greek αὐγή (augḗ, “daylight, splendor”), Serbo-Croatian jȕg (“south”).[1]

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ag m (indefinite plural agje, definite singular agu, definite plural agjet)

  1. dawn, daybreak, predawn light
  2. semi-darkness, fog
  3. shine
  4. pupils

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 72

Indo-PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

ag

  1. water

Further readingEdit

IrishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Irish oc, ac, ic, from Old Irish oc, occ. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.

PronunciationEdit

  • (particle):
    • IPA(key): /ə/ before a consonant
    • IPA(key): /əɡ/ before a, á, o, ó, u, ú
    • IPA(key): /əɟ/ before e, é, i, í
  • (preposition): IPA(key): /ɛɟ/, /ɪɟ/
  • (preposition, Oriel): IPA(key): /ɪɟə/

ParticleEdit

ag

  1. particle used with the verbal noun to mark the progressive aspect:
    ag siúl ― walking
    ag gáire ― laughing
    ag ithe ― eating
    ag ól ― drinking

PrepositionEdit

ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. at
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ag
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. agam agamsa
2d person sing. agat agatsa
3d sing. masc. aige aigesean
3d sing. fem. aici aicise
1st person pl. againn againne
2d person pl. agaibh agaibhse
3d person pl. acu acusan

Etymology 2Edit

Reduced form of chuig, assimilated in all forms to Etymology 1.

PronunciationEdit

  • (preposition): IPA(key): /ɛɟ/

PrepositionEdit

ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of chuig (“to (a person or place)”)
    Tá mé ag dul ag an dochtúr.
    I’m going to the doctor
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ag
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. agam agamsa
2d person sing. agat agatsa
3d sing. masc. aige aigesean
3d sing. fem. aici aicise
1st person pl. againn againne
2d person pl. agaibh agaibhse
3d person pl. acu acusan

Further readingEdit

Korlai Creole PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

ag

  1. water

Further readingEdit

  • 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

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

InflectionEdit

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative agN agN aigeL
Vocative agN agN aigeL
Accusative agN agN aigeL
Genitive aigeL aige aigeN
Dative aigL aigib aigib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

DescendantsEdit

  • Irish: agh
  • Scottish Gaelic: agh ‘heifer’

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.

Further readingEdit

Scottish GaelicEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /aɡ/

Etymology 1Edit

Contraction of aig

ParticleEdit

ag

  1. 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”).

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

ag m (genitive singular agaig or aig, no plural)

  1. doubt
  2. hesitation

MutationEdit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ag n-ag h-ag t-ag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

VerbEdit

ag (past dh'ag, future agidh, verbal noun agadh)

  1. hesitate
  2. doubt

SwedishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish ag, agh (“Cladium”)

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; bog rush in genus Juncus (tåg)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ag 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ag agen agar agarna
Genitive ags agens agars agarnas

AnagramsEdit

VolapükEdit

InterjectionEdit

ag!

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

WelshEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

ag

  1. with (used before vowels)

Usage notesEdit

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

WolofEdit

PrepositionEdit

ag

  1. with
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