ás

ás f pl

1. plural of á

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

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

1. to the, towards the

Of unknown origin.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːʃ]

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ás

1. (transitive, intransitive) to dig

• ásás
• ásatag
• ásatás
• ásó
• ásvány

(With verbal prefixes):

• IPA^(key): /auːs/
• Rhymes: -auːs

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

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

1. beam, rafter, pole
2. axis

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

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural ásar)

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

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

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)

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

• Ás

ás m (genitive singular áss, nominative plural æsir)

1. one of the Æsir, the principal Norse gods

• sá

ás m (genitive singular áis, nominative plural ásanna)

1. ace; jot

• "ás" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “ace” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

• az (obsolete)

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

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

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)

• (expert): especialista, expert