As
See also: Appendix:Variations of "as"
Translingual
Symbol
As
- (chemistry) Symbol for arsenic.
- (climatology) Köppen climate classification for a dry-summer tropical savanna climate.
English
Noun
As
- plural of A
- She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
Usage notes
- There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.
Anagrams
- S&A, S. A., S.A., SA, Sa, s.a.
Egyptian
Romanization
As
- Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣs.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -as, -aːs
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin as.
Noun
As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)
- as, a unit and a Roman coin
Declension
Declension of As [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | As | die | Asse |
| genitive | eines | des | Asses | der | Asse |
| dative | einem | dem | As, Asse1 | den | Assen |
| accusative | ein | das | As | die | Asse |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “As” in Duden online
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French as, from Latin as.
Alternative forms
- Aß (obsolete)
- Ass
Noun
As n (strong, genitive Asses, plural Asse)
- ace, a playing card
- 2007, Martin Schuster & Hans-Dieter Dumpert, Besser lernen, Springer, pg. 153:
- Insgesamt gibt es elf Trumpfkarten. Das sind die vier Buben und die anderen: As, Zehn, König, Dame und die Neun, Acht, Sieben.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Das Fallen der fremden Trümpfe, nämlich Pik-Bube, Herz-As, Herz-Zehn und Herz-Acht, sollte man sich merken.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2007, Martin Schuster & Hans-Dieter Dumpert, Besser lernen, Springer, pg. 153:
Usage notes
- The spelling As was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform).
Declension
Declension of As [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | As | die | Asse |
| genitive | eines | des | Asses | der | Asse |
| dative | einem | dem | As, Asse1 | den | Assen |
| accusative | ein | das | As | die | Asse |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Herz-As
- Karo-As
- Kreuz-As
- Pik-As
Derived terms
- As der Asse
- Flieger-As, Fliegeras
- Sport-As
Noun
As n (strong, genitive As, plural As)
- (music) A-flat
Declension
Declension of As [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | As | die | As |
| genitive | eines | des | As | der | As |
| dative | einem | dem | As | den | As |
| accusative | ein | das | As | die | As |
Further reading
- “As” in Duden online
- “As” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache