Gas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gas"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gas

1. A commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.
2. A city in Kansas.

Etymology 2

Noun

Gas

1. plural of Ga

Anagrams

• AGS, AGs, Ags., GSA, SAG, SGA, Sag, sag

German

Etymology

From Dutch gas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːs/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ɡas/ (Low German areas)

• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -aːs, -as

Noun

Gas n (strong, genitive Gases, plural Gase)

1. gas (matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma)

Declension

Declension of Gas [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gas	die	Gase
genitive	eines	des	Gases	der	Gase
dative	einem	dem	Gas, Gase1	den	Gasen
accusative	ein	das	Gas	die	Gase

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Abgas, Atemgas, Edelgas, Erdgas, Flüssiggas, Frackinggas, Füllgas
• Knallgas, Nervengas, Senfgas, Schiefergas, Schutzgas, Tränengas
• Trägergas, Treibgas, Treibhausgas, Wassergas, Wasserstoffgas

Derived terms

• gasförmig

Related terms

• Gasballon, Gasbehälter, Gaschromatographie, Gasentladung, Gasentladungsröhre, Gasflasche, Gasform
• Gaskammer, Gasmaske, Gaspedal, Gasspeicher, Gastank, Gastanker, Gaswerk, Gaswolke
• Gas geben

Further reading

• “Gas” in Duden online
• “Gas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Via German and/or French from Dutch gas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs
  • Homophone: Gaass

Noun

Gas m (plural Gasen)

1. gas