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English

Pronunciation

enPR: ăs, IPA: /æs/, SAMPA: /{s/
(alternative Commonwealth pronunciation in sense of "stupid person" only) enPR: äs, IPA: /ɑːs/, SAMPA: /A:s/
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Rhymes: -æs

Etymology 1

From the Old English assa, from probable hypocoristic form of Old Irish asan which entered the language through the Northumbrian dialect of Old English. Other Germanic tongues had no such word instead using forms similar to esol which does exist in Old English.

The Celtic word comes from Latin asinus and before this, confer Greek όνος (onos). This word has a Semitic origin, probably Hebrew, (ahton), “‘she-ass’”). The Sanskrit अश्व (aśva), “‘horse’”) (Prakrit (assa)) may be related.

Noun

Singular
ass

Plural
asses

ass (plural asses)

Somali wild ass

(zoology) A beast of burden, particularly a donkey.
(slang) A jerk; a mean or rude person.
(slang) A stupid person (passing into Etymology 2)

Damn! That new kid left the cap off of the syrup bottle again! What an ass.

Synonyms

(beast of burden): donkey
(stupid person): fool, idiot

Hyponyms

(beast of burden): donkey, onager, wild ass

Derived terms

wild ass

Translations

animal

Arabic: حمار ar(ar) (ħumār)
Aramaic:

Syriac: ܚܡܪܐ (ħmārā’) c.

Hebrew: חמרא (ħmārā’) c.
Armenian: ավանակ hy(hy) (avanak), էշ hy(hy) (ēš)
Bosnian: magarac bs(bs) m.
Chinese: 驢 cmn(cmn), 驴 cmn(cmn) (lǘ)
Czech: osel cs(cs) m.
Danish: æsel da(da) m.
Dutch: ezel nl(nl) m.
Egyptian: ʽ
Esperanto: azeno eo(eo)
Estonian: eesel et(et)
Finnish: aasi fi(fi)
French: âne fr(fr) m.
German: Esel de(de) m.
Greek: όνος el(el) (onos) m., γάϊδαρος el(el) (gaidaros) m.
Hungarian: szamár hu(hu)

Icelandic: asni is(is) m.
Indonesian: keledai id(id)
Interlingua: asino ia(ia)
Italian: asino it(it) m., ciuco it(it) m., somaro it(it) m.
Korean: 나귀 ko(ko) (nagwi), 당나귀 ko(ko) (dangnagwi)
Latvian: ēzelis lv(lv) m.
Macedonian: магаре mk(mk) (mágare) n.
Persian: خر fa(fa) (khar)
Polish: osioł pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: asno pt(pt) m., burro pt(pt) m., jumento pt(pt) m., besta pt(pt) f.
Romanian: măgar ro(ro) m., asin ro(ro) m.
Russian: осёл ru(ru) (osjól) m., ишак ru(ru) (išák) m.
Sicilian: sceccu scn(scn) m.
Slovak: somár sk(sk) m., osol sk(sk) m.
Slovene: osel sl(sl) m.
Spanish: asno es(es) m.
Swedish: åsna sv(sv) c.
Turkish: eşek tr(tr)
Vietnamese: lừa vi(vi)

stupid person

Armenian: հիմար hy(hy) (himar), ապուշ hy(hy) (a'push), էշ hy(hy) (ēš)
Bosnian: magarac bs(bs) m., magare bs(bs)
Chinese: 笨蛋 (bèndàn), 白癡/白痴 (báichī), 智障 (zhì zhàng)
Czech: debil cs(cs) m., idiot cs(cs) m.
Esperanto: stultulo eo(eo)
Finnish: aasi fi(fi)
French: âne fr(fr) m., idiot fr(fr) m., imbécile fr(fr) m.
German: Esel de(de) m., Idiot de(de) m., Trottel de(de) m.
Greek: γάϊδαρος el(el) (gaidaros) m., βλάκας el(el) (vlakas) m. and f.
Icelandic: asni is(is) m., hálviti is(is) m., fífl is(is) n.
Interlingua: asino ia(ia)

Italian: asino it(it), idiota it(it) m., scemo it(it) m.
Macedonian: магаре mk(mk) (mágare) n.
Persian: خر fa(fa) (khar)
Polish: tuman pl(pl) m., osioł pl(pl) m., idiota pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: burro pt(pt) m., jumento pt(pt) m., besta pt(pt) f.
Russian: осёл ru(ru) (osjól) m.
Sicilian: sceccu scn(scn) m., scecca scn(scn) f.
Slovak: somár sk(sk) m., osol sk(sk) m., debil sk(sk) m., magor sk(sk) m., chruňo sk(sk) m., chumaj sk(sk) m.
Slovene: osel sl(sl) m.
Spanish: burro es(es) m., idiota es(es), imbécil es(es)
Swedish: åsna sv(sv) c., idiot sv(sv) c.
Vietnamese: người ngu vi(vi)

Etymology 2

Used chiefly in North America. A vulgar usage of arse (used in the UK and Australia), from Proto-Germanic *ars-oz. Cognates include the Old High German ars (German Arsch), Old Norse ars, Old Frisian ers and Ancient Greek ὄρρος (orros). Ultimately from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *Orse (“‘backside, buttocks, butt’”).

Noun

Singular
ass

Plural
asses

ass (plural asses)

(vulgar, slang) The buttocks of a person or animal.
(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sex.

I’m going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.
(vulgar, slang) anus.
(slang) Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

I feel like ass today (I do not feel well.)

This room smells like ass. (This room smells bad.)

What a bunch of ass. (What a load of crap.)
(slang) Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.

That was one big-ass fish! or That's an expensive-ass car!
(slang) Oneself.

Get your lazy ass out of bed!