ås

See also: ås', aas, Aas, AAS, AAs, áas, and Appendix:Variations of "as"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːs/, [ɔːˀs]

Noun

ås c (singular definite åsen, plural indefinite åse)

1. esker, ridge
2. purlin
3. beam

Inflection

Declension of ås

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ås	åsen	åse	åsene
genitive	ås'	åsens	åses	åsenes

Noun

ås c

1. indefinite genitive singular of å

Norwegian Bokmål

ås

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

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

1. an esker
2. a hill

Derived terms

• esing (from a different meaning)
• åskam
• åsside

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

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

• (roof beam): takås
• (axel): aksel

Derived terms

• (roof beam): mønsås, møneås (“the beam at the ridge of a pitched roof”)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss.

Noun

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

1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

See also

• van (“Vanir”)

References

• “ås” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  
• “ås” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. a beam

Derived terms

• esing
• hjulås
• æsing

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. a long low hill, a (low) ridge
2. an esker

Derived terms

• åskam
• åsside

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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

1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

Related terms

Male given names:

• Åsbjørn, Asbjørn
• Åsbrand
• Åsdjarv
• Åse, Æse
• Åsfast
• Åsfinn
• Åsfrød, Åsrød
• Åsgaut, Asgaut
• Åsgeir, Æsgeir, Asgeir
• Åsgisl
• Åsgrim
• Åskjell, Æskjell
• Åskjetil, Æskjetil
• Åslaug
• Åsle, Asle
• Åsleik, Asleik
• Åsleiv
• Åslåk, Aslak
• Åsmar
• Åsmod
• Åsmund
• Åsodd
• Åsolv, Åsulv
• Åsorm
• Åsvald, Åsvalde
• Åsvard
• Åsvid

 

Female given names:

• Åsa, Æsa
• Åsbera
• Åsbjørg, Æsbjørg
• Åsbot
• Åsdis
• Åselv
• Åsfrid, Åsrid, Åstrid, Astrid
• Åsgauta
• Åsgjerd, Æsgjerd
• Åsgunn, Åsgunna
• Åshild
• Åskatla
• Åslaug, Aslaug
• Åsmod
• Åsny
• Åsrun
• Åsvor
• Åsøy

 

References

• “ås” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ås c

1. a ridge (long, narrow, not too tall elevation in the landscape)

Usage notes

For mountain ridges and the like, see rygg.

Declension

Declension of ås

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ås	ås
	definite	åsen	åsens
plural	indefinite	åsar	åsars
	definite	åsarna	åsarnas

Derived terms

• åsrygg
• rullstensås (“esker”)
• takås

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ås

1. indefinite genitive singular of å

References

• ås in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ås in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• så