ash

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.1.2.1 Translations to be checked 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ăsh, IPA: /æʃ/, SAMPA: /{S/
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  Rhymes: -æʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English asshe < Old English æsce.

[edit] Noun

ash (plural ashes)

1. The solid remains of a fire.

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[edit] Verb

to ash (third-person singular simple present ashes, present participle ashing, simple past and past participle ashed)

1. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

[edit] Derived terms

ash blonde ash can ashen ash heap ash hole ash pan

ash pit ash stand ashtray Ash Wednesday ashy the Ashes

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English asshe < Old English æsc.

[edit] Noun

ash (plural ashes)

1. A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
2. The wood of this tree.
3. (orthography) The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ).

[edit] Synonyms

• (tree): ash tree

[edit] Translations

[edit] Translations to be checked

• Arabic: شحوب (šuħūb, ashen complexion)
• Basque: errauts (1), lizar (3), lizarki (4)
• Bulgarian: пръст (prǎst) f. (1), ясен (jasen) m. (3), ясеново дърво (jasenovo dǎrvo) n. (4)
• Navajo: łeeh (into ashes)
• Romanian: cenuşă f. (1)
• Slovak: popol m. (1), jaseň m. (3), jaseňové drevo n. (4)

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on ash trees
• Yggdrasil