ag
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Symbol
ag
[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æɡ
[edit] Noun
ag
- Shortened form of agriculture.
[edit] Interjection
ag
- (South African) oh
- "Ag shame, he lost all his money."
- "Ag, I don't care."
[edit] Afrikaans
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
ag
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Verb
ag
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Interjection
ag
- oh, oh no, shoot, oh dear
[edit] Irish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Particle
ag
- particle used with the verbal noun to make a progressive aspect:
[edit] Preposition
| 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 |
ag
[edit] Usage notes
Also used to indicate possession in place of a verb meaning 'have':
- Tá teach ag Seán - Seán has a house
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Etymology
Contraction of aig
[edit] Particle
ag
- Used before the present participle form of a verb.
- Bha Seumas ag obair. - James was working.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is the form used before a vowel. Before consonants it contracts to a'. The sole exception is ag ràdh - saying.
[edit] Volapük
[edit] Interjection
ag!

