"-as" meaning in Old English

See -as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑs/
Etymology: Perhaps from the Proto-Germanic accusative plural ending *-anz, with regularly lost -n- before a fricative, or perhaps from the nominative plural *-ōs, a voiceless variety of the regular ending *-ōz, or a merger of both. Akin to Saterland Frisian -s, West Frisian -s, Old Saxon -os (Low German -s), Dutch -s, Swedish -ar. Etymology templates: {{cog|stq|-s}} Saterland Frisian -s, {{cog|fy|-s}} West Frisian -s, {{cog|osx|-os}} Old Saxon -os, {{cog|nds|-s}} Low German -s, {{cog|nl|-s}} Dutch -s, {{cog|sv|-ar}} Swedish -ar Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -as, {{ang-suffix}} -as
  1. Plural ending of nominative and accusative cases, originally of a-stem masculine nouns, later extended to other nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--as-ang-suffix-SLNoML6B Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 19 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 7 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 8 6 8 7 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 1
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-æs",
            "3": "-es",
            "4": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -æs, -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -æs, -es, -s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-es",
            "3": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -es, -s (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "-is",
            "3": "-es",
            "4": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: -is, -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: -is, -es, -s"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "-os"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon -os",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "-ar"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish -ar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from the Proto-Germanic accusative plural ending *-anz, with regularly lost -n- before a fricative, or perhaps from the nominative plural *-ōs, a voiceless variety of the regular ending *-ōz, or a merger of both. Akin to Saterland Frisian -s, West Frisian -s, Old Saxon -os (Low German -s), Dutch -s, Swedish -ar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-as",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-as",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 19 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 8 6 8 7 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 19 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hund (“dog”) + -as → hundas (“dogs”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "wulf (“wolf”) + -as → wulfas (“wolves”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Plural ending of nominative and accusative cases, originally of a-stem masculine nouns, later extended to other nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--as-ang-suffix-SLNoML6B",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-as"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-æs",
            "3": "-es",
            "4": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -æs, -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -æs, -es, -s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-es",
            "3": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -es, -s (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "-is",
            "3": "-es",
            "4": "-s"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: -is, -es, -s",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: -is, -es, -s"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "-os"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon -os",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -s",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "-ar"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish -ar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from the Proto-Germanic accusative plural ending *-anz, with regularly lost -n- before a fricative, or perhaps from the nominative plural *-ōs, a voiceless variety of the regular ending *-ōz, or a merger of both. Akin to Saterland Frisian -s, West Frisian -s, Old Saxon -os (Low German -s), Dutch -s, Swedish -ar.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-as",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-as",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English suffixes",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 19 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hund (“dog”) + -as → hundas (“dogs”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "wulf (“wolf”) + -as → wulfas (“wolves”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Plural ending of nominative and accusative cases, originally of a-stem masculine nouns, later extended to other nouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-as"
}

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