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Pas
pas
pas
English
Noun
pas (plural pas)
- A pace; a step, as in a dance.
- (obsolete) The right of going foremost; precedence.
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Translations
Etymology 2
- see pa
Noun
pas
- plural of pa
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *pa ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *pos(t) (“directly to, at, after”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πός (pós, “at, to, by”), Old Church Slavonic по (po, “behind, after”).
Preposition
pas (+ablative)
Adverb
pas
Related terms
Aragonese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas/
Adverb
pas
- emphasises a negation; (not) at all; (not) ever
- 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, 2nd edition, Edacar, page I:
- –pero no pas superficial, asperamos–
- – but not at all superficial, we hope –
- –pero no pas superficial, asperamos–
- 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, 2nd edition, Edacar, page 20:
- No ocurre pas debant de f-, […]
- It doesn’t ever occur before f-, […]
- No ocurre pas debant de f-, […]
- 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, 2nd edition, Edacar, page I:
See also
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin passus ("step"). Its use as an auxiliary adverb comes from an accusative use (Latin nec...passum) in negative constructions – literally ‘not...a step’, i.e. ‘not at all’ – originally used with certain verbs of motion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpas/
Noun
pas m (plural passos)
Adverb
pas
- (in negative sentences) at all, ever. Used to intensify negation.
- No feu això
- Do not do this
- No feu pas això
- Do not ever do this
- No feu això
Usage notes
The main marker of negation in Catalan is the adverb no. No is placed before the verbs, while pas is usually placed after it. Unlike French, where pas is a mandatory negative particle (under many circumstances); in Catalan, pas is only used as an optional intensifier of negation.
Czech
Noun
pas m
Declension
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Adverb
pas
- just
- hardly
- only
- not until
- now ... really
- Da's pas stoer! (KVK – Stoer of stom)
- Now that is really cool!
- Da's pas stoer! (KVK – Stoer of stom)
Noun
pas m (plural passen, diminutive pasje n)
- pace, step; also as a measure of distance
- (geography) mountain pass
- fit of an object, notably depending on forms and/or dimensions
- (short for paspoort) pass, passport.
Verb
pas
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin passus. Its use as an auxiliary adverb comes from an accusative use (Latin nec...passum) in negative constructions – literally ‘not...a step’, i.e. ‘not at all’ – originally used with certain verbs of motion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa/, /pɑ/
Noun
pas m (plural pas)
Derived terms
Adverb
pas
- (ne ... pas) not
- Je ne sais pas. ― I don't know
- (colloquial) not
- J’veux pas travailler. ― I don't wanna work. (abbreviation of: Je ne veux pas travailler.)
Derived terms
Related terms
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pojasъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pas]
Noun
pas m
Declension
Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas/
Noun
pas m (oblique plural pas, nominative singular pas, nominative plural pas)
Descendants
Polish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pojasъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas/
Noun
pas m inan
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas/
Noun
pas m inan
- (in card games) pass
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pa]
Noun
pas m inan
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -as
Noun
pas m (plural pași)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâs/
Noun
pȁs m (Cyrillic spelling па̏с)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Shortened form of pȍjās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâːs/
Noun
pȃs m (Cyrillic spelling па̑с)
- (regional) belt
Declension
Related terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From English pass or French passe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pâːs/
Noun
pȃs m (Cyrillic spelling па̑с)
Declension
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
pas
Derived terms
- skin pas (envelope)
Adjective
pas
- closed; shut; sealed
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:24 (translation here):
- Olsem na dispela pasin i kamap. Man i save lusim papamama na i pas wantaim meri bilong en, na tupela i kamap wanpela bodi tasol.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:24 (translation here):