Contionary:ας

Oltic

Etymology

From Middle Oltic ας, from Old Oltic αͳ, from Proto-Celtic *asso (see *ad- and *so), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂édsó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐ̀s]

Preposition

ας (as) (Cyrillic spelling ас)

1. (genitive) at

   Ας γϝᾶρις δῖι πεῖς κασκρῖνετο κλούσιϝον σό γγίγγλον αῦρε κάντι, λέϝις νεῖσιη χαρέκϝον νωύιδ σαίτρι.

   As nwa͂ris di͂i pei͂s kaskri͂neto kloúsiwon só ngínglon au͂re kánti, léwis nei͂siē charékwon nōýid saítri.

   Every day that I'm stuck listening to that jingle on loop, I get a little closer to looking for a new job.

2. (accusative, comparative) than, to

   Γῖγνητεν ῆλος δάγαμος αῗνη σό γαμέτει τού, ῆλος νῆνος ας κρουχὶϝον πους τού αυ σίνδης σένον βλεῖδονον.

   Gi͂gnēten ē͂los dágamos aï͂nē só gamétei toú, ē͂los nē͂nos as krouchìwon pous toú au síndēs sénon vlei͂donon.

   Marrying you was the second best thing I'll ever do, second only to bumping into you all those years ago.

Derived terms

• ας βωὺτρι (as vōỳtri)
• ας μόκον (as mókon)