Galician

Noun

ás f pl

1. plural of á

Etymology 2

From contraction of preposition a ‎(“to, towards”) + feminine plural definite article as ‎(“the”)

Contraction

ás f pl ‎(masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, masculine plural aos)

1. to the, towards the

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin. ^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːʃ]

Verb

ás

1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

Conjugation

Derived terms

• ásás
• ásatás
• ásó
• ásvány

(With verbal prefixes):

References

1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auːs/
• Rhymes: -auːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

1. beam, rafter, pole
2. axis

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss, likely from Proto-Germanic *amsaz, cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 ‎(ams, “shoulder”), but possibly the same as ás (1).

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge

Declension

Etymology 3

From Latin ās, perhaps via Middle Low German [Term?].

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

1. pip (one of the spots on a die)
2. the side of a die that has only one pip
3. ace (playing card)

Declension

Etymology 4

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énsus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- ‎(“to engender, beget”).

Alternative forms

• Ás

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áss, nominative plural æsir)

1. one of the Æsir, the principal Norse gods

Anagrams

• sá

Irish

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áis, nominative plural ásanna)

1. ace; jot

Declension

Mutation

References

• "ás" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• az (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin as ‎(“a type of Roman coin”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa(j)s/
  • Homophones: as, às, hás, az
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ/
  • Homophones: às, hás, az
• Hyphenation: ás

Noun

ás m (plural ases)

1. ace (card with a single spot)
2. ace (an expert at something)
3. (military aviation) ace (pilot who shot down five or more enemy aircraft)

Synonyms

• (expert): especialista, expert

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, joker, coringa, curinga