Aas

See also: aas, as, As, AAS, AAs, áas, A/As, and ás

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German aas, from Old High German *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”) (from which also essen).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːs/
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  • Rhymes: -as
  • Homophone: aß

Noun

Aas n (genitive Aases, plural Aase or Äser)

  1. carrion
  2. bait
  3. beast, devil
    ein raffiniertes/kleines Aas ― a cunning/little devil
  4. (slang) sod, bugger
Declension
Declension of Aas
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Aas die Aase
genitive eines des Aases der Aase
dative einem dem Aas,
Aase1		 den Aasen
accusative ein das Aas die Aase
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
Adjectives and verbs derived from Aas
Nouns derived from Aas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

Aas n

  1. genitive singular of Aa

Further reading
  • Aas in Duden online
  • Aas in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
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