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Webster 1913 Edition


Ass

Ass

,
Noun.
[OE.
asse
, AS.
assa
; akin to Icel.
asni
, W.
asen
,
asyn
, L.
asinus
, dim.
aselus
, Gr. [GREEK]; also to AS.
esol
, OHG.
esil
, G.
esel
, Goth.
asilus
, Dan.
æsel
, Lith.
asilas
, Bohem.
osel
, Pol.
osiel
. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.
ath[GREEK]n
she ass. Cf.
Ease
.]
1.
(Zool.)
A quadruped of the genus
Equus
(
Equus asinus
), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.
2.
A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.
Shak.
Asses’ Bridge
.
[L.
pons asinorum
.]
The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, “The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.”
[Sportive]
“A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge.”
F. Harrison.
To make an ass of one's self
,
to do or say something very foolish or absurd.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ass

'ASS

,
Noun.
[L. asinus; Gr. an ear.]
1.
A quadruped of the equine genus. This animal has long slouching ears, a short mane, and a tail covered with long hairs at the end. He is usually of an ash color, with a black bar across the shoulders. The tame or domestic ass is patient to stupidity, and carries a heavy burden. He is slow, but very sure footed, and for this reason very useful on rough steep hills.
2.
A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.

Definition 2024


ašs

ašs

See also: ass, Ass, áss, äss, Äss, -ass, and

Latvian

Adjective

ašs (def. ašais, comp. ašāks, sup. visašākais; adv. aši)

  1. quick, fast, swift
    ašs skrējiens, brauciensquick race, ride
    aši zirgiswift horses
    aiziet ašiem soļiem ― to go with quick steps

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), ašs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7