gass

See also: gäss

Faroese

Etymology

From Dutch gas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasː/
• Rhymes: -asː

Noun

gass n (genitive singular gass, uncountable)

1. (chemistry) gas

Declension

n12s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gass	gassið
Accusative	gass	gassið
Dative	gassi	gassinum
Genitive	gass	gassins

Derived terms

• eiturgass
• fløskugass
• gassa
• gassbrennari
• gassfløska
• gasskamar
• gasslogi
• gasslykt
• gassmaska
• gassolja
• gassovnur
• gassskortur
• gasstangaskip
• gasstól
• jarðgass

 

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Icelandic

Noun

gass

1. indefinite genitive singular of gas

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”), via Flemish Dutch gas.

Noun

gass m (definite singular gassen, indefinite plural gasser, definite plural gassene)

1. (chemistry) gas

Derived terms

Terms derived from gass

• avgass
• drivgass
• drivhusgass
• edelgass
• gasse (verb)
• gassfelt

• gassflaske
• gassformig
• gasslampe
• gassolje
• gasspedal
• gassverk

• klimagass
• metangass
• naturgass
• tarmgass
• tåregass

Etymology 2

Verb

gass

1. imperative of gasse

References

• “gass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”), via Flemish Dutch gas.

Noun

gass m (definite singular gassen, indefinite plural gassar, definite plural gassane)

1. (chemistry) gas

Derived terms

Terms derived from gass

• avgass
• drivgass
• drivhusgass
• edelgass
• gasse (verb)
• gassfelt

• gassflaske
• gassformig
• gasslampe
• gassolje
• gasspedal

• gassverk
• klimagass
• naturgass
• tarmgass
• tåregass

References

• “gass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.