as-

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English

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Etymology

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Assimilated form of ab- +‎ before -s-, from Latin ab (of, off, from, away).

Prefix

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as-

  1. (no longer productive) Away from.
    assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From as (not).

Prefix

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as-

  1. in pronouns and adverbs, no-, none
    Synonyms: kurr-, askurr-
    as- + ‎një (one) → ‎asnjë (not one, no)
    as- + ‎gjë (thing) → ‎asgjë (nothing)

Derived terms

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Irish

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Prefix

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as-

  1. Alternative form of eas- (out)

Derived terms

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Prefix

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as-

  1. pretonic form of ess- (ex-, out)
  2. pretonic form of uss- (up, off)

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
as-
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-as-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Unknown. By surface analysis, as (carcass) or as (one of the Æsir). The common prefix for Æsir gods is asa- however (see asagud and asatro).

Prefix

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as-

  1. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-
    Synonyms: gör-, jätte-, skit-, svin-, ur-, vrål-, bauta-, (usually negative) piss-
    Vi hade askul på vattenlandetWe had tons of fun at the water park
    Hästen sprang assnabbtThe horse ran super fast
    Vi har astråkigtWe're super bored

Usage notes

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Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.

Derived terms

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