gás
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgás f (genitive singular gásar, plural gæs)
- goose (Anser)
Declension
editDeclension 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
editIrish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editgás m (genitive singular gáis, nominative plural gáis)
Declension
editDerived 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
editIrish 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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgás f (genitive gásar, plural gæss)
Declension
editDescendants
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French gaz,[1] from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).[2]
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: gás
Noun
editgás m (plural gases)
References
edit- ^ “gás” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “gás” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
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- fo:Birds
- fo:Poultry
- Irish terms derived from Dutch
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
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- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Matter
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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