äss

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ass"

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæsː/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin as. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

äss (genitive ässa, partitive ässa)

1. ace (playing card)
2. (colloquial) ace (expert)
3. (tennis) ace (serve won without the opponent hitting the ball)

Declension

Declension of äss (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		äss	ässad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ässa
genitive			ässade
partitive		ässa	ässi ässasid
illative		ässa ässasse	ässadesse ässisse
inessive		ässas	ässades ässis
elative		ässast	ässadest ässist
allative		ässale	ässadele ässile
adessive		ässal	ässadel ässil
ablative		ässalt	ässadelt ässilt
translative		ässaks	ässadeks ässiks
terminative		ässani	ässadeni
essive		ässana	ässadena
abessive		ässata	ässadeta
comitative		ässaga	ässadega

Etymology 2

See ässitama (“to irritate; to incite; to agitate”).

Interjection

äss

1. Command used to incite a dog to fight: attack! get 'em!

   Synonym: võts

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ess

Noun

äss n

1. ace; card marked with one spot
2. ace; someone who is remarkably skilled at something

Declension

Declension of äss

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	äss	äss
	definite	ässet	ässets
plural	indefinite	äss	äss
	definite	ässen	ässens

See also

Playing cards in Swedish · kort (layout · text)
ess, äss	tvåa, två	trea, tre	fyra	femma, fem	sexa, sex	sjua, sju
åtta	nia, nio	tia, tio	knekt	dam	kung	joker

Further reading

• “äss”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)