Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett as

carcass, carrion, Aesir/ɑːs/

Meaning

carcass; carrion; Aesir

In Swedish: djurlik, kadaver

Forms

Forms of as
Singular, indefiniteett as
Singular, definiteaset
Plural, indefiniteas
Plural, definiteasen

as is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort as, det stora aset. Check another noun

Practise as

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Is it en as or ett as?

Words built with as

  • asadyrkan worship of the Aesir

Questions

What does as mean in English?

as means “carcass, carrion”.

Is it en as or ett as?

It is ett as, and “the carcass” is aset.

What is the plural of as?

as doesn't change in the plural: ett as, två as (definite: asen).

Origin

From Middle Low German âs.

Nearby common words

as is number 2,266 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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