ås

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse áss.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ås c (singular definite åsen, plural indefinite åse)

  1. esker, ridge
  2. purlin
  3. beam

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

ås c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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ås

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse áss.

Noun[edit]

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. an esker
  2. a hill
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse áss.

Noun[edit]

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

  1. (construction) a roof beam
  2. an axle on a wheel or grindstone
  3. the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss.

Noun[edit]

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir
See also[edit]
  • van (Vanir)

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Noun[edit]

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a beam
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *amsaz.

Noun[edit]

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

  1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge
  2. an esker
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.

Noun[edit]

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

  1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir
Related terms[edit]

Male given names:

Female given names:

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Noun[edit]

ås c

  1. a ridge (long, narrow, not too tall elevation in the landscape)
Usage notes[edit]

For mountain ridges and the like, see rygg.

Declension[edit]
Declension of ås 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ås åsen åsar åsarna
Genitive ås åsens åsars åsarnas
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

ås

  1. indefinite genitive singular of å

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]