ås

See also: ås', aas, Aas, AAS, AAs, áas, and Appendix:Variations of "as"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːs/, [ɔːˀs]

Noun

ås c (singular definite åsen, plural indefinite åse)

  1. esker, ridge
  2. purlin
  3. beam

Inflection

Noun

ås c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

Norwegian Bokmål

ås

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. an esker
  2. a hill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. (construction) a roof beam
  2. an axle on a wheel or grindstone
  3. the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • (roof beam): mønsås, møneås (the beam at the ridge of a pitched roof)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss.

Noun

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir
See also
  • van (Vanir)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a beam
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge
  2. an esker
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

Male given names:

  • Åsbjørn, Asbjørn
  • Åsbrand
  • Åsdjarv
  • Åse, Æse
  • Åsfast
  • Åsfinn
  • Åsfrød, Åsrød
  • Åsgaut, Asgaut
  • Åsgeir, Æsgeir, Asgeir
  • Åsgisl
  • Åsgrim
  • Åskjell, Æskjell
  • Åskjetil, Æskjetil
  • Åslaug
  • Åsle, Asle
  • Åsleik, Asleik
  • Åsleiv
  • Åslåk, Aslak
  • Åsmar
  • Åsmod
  • Åsmund
  • Åsodd
  • Åsolv, Åsulv
  • Åsorm
  • Åsvald, Åsvalde
  • Åsvard
  • Åsvid

Female given names:

  • Åsa, Æsa
  • Åsbera
  • Åsbjørg, Æsbjørg
  • Åsbot
  • Åsdis
  • Åselv
  • Åsfrid, Åsrid, Åstrid, Astrid
  • Åsgauta
  • Åsgjerd, Æsgjerd
  • Åsgunn, Åsgunna
  • Åshild
  • Åskatla
  • Åslaug, Aslaug
  • Åsmod
  • Åsny
  • Åsrun
  • Åsvor
  • Åsøy

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːs/
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ås c

  1. a ridge (long, narrow, not too tall elevation in the landscape)
Usage notes

For mountain ridges and the like, see rygg.

Declension
Declension of ås 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ås åsen åsar åsarna
Genitive ås åsens åsars åsarnas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ås

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

References

Anagrams

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