Aas
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "aas"
Etymology
Proper noun
Aas
References
- Michel Grosclaude (préf. Pierre Bec), Dictionnaire toponymique des communes du Béarn, Pau, Escòla Gaston Febus, février 1991, 416 p.
Anagrams
Etymology 1
From Middle High German ās (“carrion, bait”), from Old High German *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą. Later merged with Middle High German āz (“food”), from Old High German āz, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Aas n (strong, genitive Aases, plural Aase or Äser)
- (usually uncountable, collective, less often countable) carrion (perished animal, especially as food for scavengers)
- Synonyms: (countable) Kadaver, Tierleiche
- (archaic) bait
- Synonym: Köder
- (colloquial, mildly derogatory) a word for a person or animal, often implying insubordination and/or cunning, but also used affectionately for someone cheeky or shrewd
- ein raffiniertes, kleines Aas ― a cunning, little devil
Declension
Declension of Aas [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
Adjectives and verbs derived from Aas
- aasen
- aasfarbig
- aasfressend
- aasig
Nouns derived from Aas
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
Aas n
Further reading
- “Aas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Aas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Aas” in Duden online
Aas on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Aas”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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