äss

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ass"

Estonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæsː/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin as. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

äss (genitive ässa, partitive ässa)

  1. ace (playing card)
  2. (colloquial) ace (expert)
  3. (tennis) ace (serve won without the opponent hitting the ball)
Declension
Declension of äss (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative äss ässad
accusative ässa ässad
genitive ässa ässade
partitive ässa ässi
ässasid
illative ässa
ässasse		 ässadesse
ässisse
inessive ässas ässades
ässis
elative ässast ässadest
ässist
allative ässale ässadele
ässile
adessive ässal ässadel
ässil
ablative ässalt ässadelt
ässilt
translative ässaks ässadeks
ässiks
terminative ässani ässadeni
essive ässana ässadena
abessive ässata ässadeta
comitative ässaga ässadega
Notes

    1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type.

Etymology 2

See ässitama (“to irritate; to incite; to agitate”).

Interjection

äss

  1. Command used to incite a dog to fight: attack! get 'em!
    Synonym: võts

Swedish

Alternative forms

Noun

äss n

  1. ace; card marked with one spot
  2. ace; someone who is remarkably skilled at something

Declension
Declension of äss 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative äss ässet äss ässen
Genitive äss ässets äss ässens

See also
Playing cards in Swedish · kort (layout · text)
ess, äss tvåa, två trea, tre fyra femma, fem sexa, sex sjua, sju
åtta nia, nio tia, tio knekt dam, drottning kung joker

Further reading
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