ag
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Translingual [edit]
Symbol [edit]
ag
English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From agriculture.
Pronunciation [edit]
Abbreviation [edit]
ag
- Agriculture.
- He got his degree from the state ag college.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
ag
- (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah.
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 88:
- ‘Ag, fuck it,’ he said. ‘Let bygones be bygones, man.’
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 491:
- Finally, after placing four books on the desk, he turned to a sheepish Kathy and said, ‘Ag, there's nothing wrong with these desks,’ and walked out.
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 88:
Anagrams [edit]
Afrikaans [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Dutch acht.
Noun [edit]
ag
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Dutch achten.
Verb [edit]
ag
Etymology 3 [edit]
From Dutch ach.
Interjection [edit]
ag
- oh, oh no, shoot, damn, oh dear
Albanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Albanian *(h)aug-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eug-, *h₂ug- (“daylight”). Cognate to Ancient Greek αὐγή (“daylight, splendor”).
Noun [edit]
ag m
Alternative forms [edit]
Irish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Irish oc. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.
Particle [edit]
ag
- particle used with the verbal noun to make a progressive aspect:
- ag siúl — walking
- ag gáire — laughing
Preposition [edit]
ag
Inflection [edit]
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | agam | agamsa |
| 2d person sing. | agat | agatsa |
| 3d sing. masc. | aige | aigesean |
| 3d sing. fem. | aici | aicise |
| 1st person pl. | againn | againne |
| 2d person pl. | agaibh | agaibhse |
| 3d person pl. | acu | acusan |
Usage notes [edit]
Also used to indicate possession in place of a verb meaning 'have':
- Tá teach ag Seán - Seán has a house
References [edit]
- Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911
Old Irish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Celtic *agos (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eg'Ho.
Noun [edit]
ag n
Descendants [edit]
- Scottish Gaelic: agh
Mutation [edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ag | unchanged | n-ag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Contraction of aig
Particle [edit]
ag
- Used before the present participle form of a verb.
- Bha Seumas ag obair. - James was working.
Usage notes [edit]
- This is the form used before a vowel. Before consonants it contracts to a'. The sole exception is ag ràdh - saying.
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
ag c
- the genus Cladium (a kind of grass)
- the species Cladium mariscus; great fen-sedge, saw-sedge
- various sedges and rushes outside genus Cladium, e.g. genus Schoenus (axag, knappag); bogrush in genus Juncus (tåg)
Declension [edit]
Declension of ag
Volapük [edit]
Interjection [edit]
ag!
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