as in Middle High German

IPA: /ˈaːs̠/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old High German ās, from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą (“food, carrion, prey, bait”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|goh|ās}} Old High German ās, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*ās}} Proto-West Germanic *ās, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*ēsą|t=food, carrion, prey, bait}} Proto-Germanic *ēsą (“food, carrion, prey, bait”) Head templates: {{head|gmh|noun|genitive singular|āses|plural|ās|g=n|head=ās}} ās n (genitive singular āses, plural ās) Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|ās<n.decllemma:ās>}} Forms: ās [canonical, neuter], āses [genitive, singular], ās [plural], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], daȥ [definite, nominative, singular], ās [nominative, noun, singular], diu [definite, nominative, plural], ās [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], āses [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], āse [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], āse [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], āsen [dative, noun, plural], ein [accusative, indefinite, singular], daȥ [accusative, definite, singular], ās [accusative, noun, singular], diu [accusative, definite, plural], ās [accusative, noun, plural]

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    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Aas"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*ās"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ēsą",
        "t": "food, carrion, prey, bait"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German ās, from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą (“food, carrion, prey, bait”).",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ās",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "noun",
        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "_dis": "50 24 26",
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          "name": "Writing",
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      ],
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          "flesh"
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          "corpse",
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        [
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "parchment"
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      "id": "en-as-gmh-noun-WglW~Ob2",
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          "parchment"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːs̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as"
}

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    "Middle High German neuter nouns",
    "Middle High German nouns",
    "Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 57 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "nominative",
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      "form": "ās",
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        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
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      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "āses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āsen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "accusative",
        "noun",
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      ]
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  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "flesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion"
      ],
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        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ],
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "carrion",
          "carrion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parchment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parchment",
          "parchment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a curseword"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaːs̠/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as"
}

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"as" meaning in Middle High German

Noun