ah

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

mid-1400s Old Frankish (replacing English la)

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, et cetera according to uttered inflection.
    Ah, I see.
    Ah!
  2. A word used for drama or emphasis.
    Ah, the flowers of spring.
  3. A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.
    ah, ah, ah.

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Related terms [edit]

Noun [edit]

ah (plural ahs)

  1. An instance of the interjection ah.

Pronoun [edit]

ah personal pronoun (plural we, possessive adjective mah)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of I., most often indicating that the speaker is using an American (particularly Southern) accent.

References [edit]

  • ah” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • ah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Anagrams [edit]


Albanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Albanian *aksa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃esko (ash tree). Compare Greek οξιά (oxiá, beech), Armenian հածի (hacʻi), English ash.

Noun [edit]

ah m (indefinite plural ahe, definite singular ahu)

  1. beech

Chickasaw [edit]

Adverb [edit]

ah

  1. yes

Synonyms [edit]


German [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. an exclamation of contentment

Hungarian [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. ah

Portuguese [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah!

  1. ah (expression of relief, realization, awe)
  2. oh (expression of woe, grief)

Spanish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. ah (expression of relief, realization, awe)
  2. oh (expression of woe, grief)

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Swedish [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. ah; an expression of relief

Vilamovian [edit]

Interjection [edit]

ah

  1. oh: expressing of surprise
  2. oh: expressing wonder, amazement, or awe
  3. oh: expressing understanding, recognition, or realization
  4. oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
  5. oh: an invocation or address