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See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Assimilated form of ab- + before -s-, from Latin ab (“of, off, from, away”).
Prefix
[edit]as-
- (no longer productive) Away from.
- assail, assoil, assault, assoil, assemble, assent
References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “a-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From as (“not”).
Prefix
[edit]as-
Derived terms
[edit]Irish
[edit]Prefix
[edit]as-
- Alternative form of eas- (“out”)
Derived terms
[edit]Old Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Prefix
[edit]as-
Mutation
[edit]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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]as-
- (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-
Usage notes
[edit]Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- English terms prefixed with ab-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian prefixes
- Irish lemmas
- Irish prefixes
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish prefixes
- Swedish terms with unknown etymologies
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish prefixes
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish terms with usage examples