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Webster 1913 Edition

As

As

,
Noun.
[See
Ace
.]
An ace.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ambes-as
,
double aces.
‖

As

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Asses
.
[L.
as
. See
Ace
.]
1.
A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.
2.
A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.

Webster 1828 Edition

As

AS

,
adv.
az.
[Gr. But more probably the English word is contracted from als.]
1.
Literally, like; even; similar. 'Ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.' 'As far as we can see,' that is, like far, equally far. Hence it may be explained by in like manner; as, do as you are commanded.
2.
It was formerly used where we now use that. Obs.
The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination.
3.
It was formerly used where we now use that. Obs.
He lies, as he his bliss did know.
4.
While; during; at the same time. 'He trembled as he spoke.' But in most of its uses, it is resolvable into like, equal, even, or equally, in like manner. In some phrases, it must be considered a nominative word, or other words must be supplied. 'Appoint to office such men as deserve public confidence.' This phrase may be elliptical for 'such men as those who deserve public confidence.'
As seems, in some cases, to imply the sense of proportion. 'In general, men are more happy, as they are less involved in public concerns.'
As, in a subsequent part of a sentence, answers to such; give us such things as you please; and in a preceding part of a sentence, has so to answer to it; as with the people, so with the priest.

AS

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
A Roman weight of 12 ounces, answering to the libra or pound.
2.
A Roman coin, originally of a pound weight; but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and by the Papirian law, to half an ounce. It was originally stamped with the figure of a sheep, sow, or ox; and afterwards with a Janus, on one side, and on the reverse, a rostrum or prow of a ship.
3.
An integer; a whole or single thing. Hence the English ace. Hence the Romans used the word for the whole inheritance; haeres ex asse, an heir to the whole estate.

Definition 2024

ás

ás

See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"

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

(With verbal prefixes):

  • aláás
  • beás
  • előás
  • felás
  • kiás
  • leás
  • megás

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

Irish

Noun

ás m ‎(genitive singular áis, nominative plural ásanna)

  1. ace; jot

Declension

Mutation

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

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • az (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Etymology

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