ag

See also Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Translingual

Symbol

ag

1. (metrology) Symbol for the attogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁸ grams.

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English

Etymology 1

From agriculture.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /aɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Abbreviation

ag

1. Agriculture.

   He got his degree from the state ag college.

Etymology 2

From Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ax/

Interjection

ag

1. (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.

Anagrams

• GA, Ga, Ga.

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch acht.

Noun

ag

1. esteem

Etymology 2

From Dutch achten.

Verb

ag

1. heed

Etymology 3

From Dutch ach.

Interjection

ag

1. oh, oh no, shoot, damn, oh dear

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(h)aug-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eug-, *h₂ug- (“daylight”). Cognate to Ancient Greek αὐγή (“daylight, splendor”).

Noun

ag m

1. dawn, early morning
2. black mark round the eyes

Alternative forms

• agull

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Irish

Pronunciation

• (particle):
  • IPA: [ə] before a consonant
  • IPA: [əɡ], [əɟ] before a vowel
• (preposition): IPA: [ɛɟ]

Etymology

From Old Irish oc. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.

Particle

ag

1. particle used with the verbal noun to make a progressive aspect:

   ag siúl — walking

   ag gáire — laughing

Preposition

ag

1. at

Inflection

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

Also used to indicate possession in place of a verb meaning 'have':

• Tá teach ag Seán - Seán has a house

References

• Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *agos (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eg'Ho.

Noun

ag n

1. bullock, cow, ox
2. deer, stag

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: agh

Mutation

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

Etymology

Contraction of aig

Particle

ag

1. Used before the present participle form of a verb.

   Bha Seumas ag obair. - James was working.

Usage notes

• This is the form used before a vowel. Before consonants it contracts to a'. The sole exception is ag ràdh - saying.

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Swedish

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Noun

ag c

1. the genus Cladium (a kind of grass)
2. the species Cladium mariscus; great fen-sedge, saw-sedge
3. various sedges and rushes outside genus Cladium, e.g. genus Schoenus (axag, knappag); bogrush in genus Juncus (tåg)

Declension

Declension of ag

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ag	agen	agar	agarna
genitive	ags	agens	agars	agarnas

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Volapük

Interjection

ag!

1. oh! cry of pain or surprise
2. ah! cry of surprise