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	ässa	ässad
genitive	ässa	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
Notes	1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type.

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	äss	ässet	äss	ässen
Genitive	äss	ässets	äss	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, drottning	kung	joker

Further reading

• äss in Svensk ordbok.