ass

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Hyponyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 See also 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 2 Latvian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.2 Adjective 3 Luxembourgish 3.1 Verb 4 Manx 4.1 Adverb 4.2 Preposition 4.2.1 Inflection 4.3 Pronoun 4.3.1 Derived terms 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun 5.2 Abbreviation

[edit] English

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 Old Irish 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.

[edit] Noun

ass (plural asses)

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

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

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Hyponyms

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

[edit] Derived terms

• wild ass

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Animals
• Appendix:Collective nouns

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Used chiefly in North America. From arse (used in the UK and Australia) by euphemism or misspelling, 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’”).

[edit] Noun

ass (plural asses)

1. (vulgar, slang) buttocks
2. (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sex.

   I’m going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.

3. (vulgar, slang) anus.
4. (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.)

5. (slang) Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.

   That was one big-ass fish!

   That's an expensive-ass car!

6. (slang) Self.

   Get your lazy ass out of bed!

[edit] Synonyms

• (buttocks): See WikiSaurus:buttocks
• (vulgar slang:sex): poontang, poon, punani, pussy, tail, tang

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latvian

[edit] Noun

ass

1. axis

[edit] Declension

Sixth-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	ass	asis
genitive	ass	asu
dative	asij	asīm
accusative	asi	asis
locative	asī	asīs

[edit] Adjective

ass

1. sharp

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[edit] Luxembourgish

[edit] Verb

ass

1. is

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Adverb

ass

1. out

[edit] Preposition

ass

1. out of
   • ass y çheer, abroad
   • ass y hene, wrong in the head

[edit] Inflection

	Singular				Plural
Person	1st	2nd	3rd m.	3rd f.	1st	2nd	3rd
Normal	assym	assyd	ass	assjee	assdooin	assdiu	assdaue
Emphatic	assyms	assyds	assyn	assjeeish	assdooinyn	assdiuish	assdauesyn

[edit] Pronoun

ass

1. 1st person plural of ec.

   out of him/it

[edit] Derived terms

• assyn (emphatic)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

ass

1. (music) A-flat

[edit] Abbreviation

ass

1. Abbreviation of assurerat.