æs

See also: äs, aes, AES, áes, a**es, and -aes

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic *ansijō. Cognate with Latin ānsa (“handle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːs/
    Rhymes: -aiːs

Noun

æs f (genitive singular æsar, nominative plural æsar)

  1. outer edge, border

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the accusative plural in the adverbial phrase út í æsar (“in detail, thoroughly”).

Declension
declension of æs
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æs æsin æsar æsarnar
accusative æs æsina æsar æsarnar
dative æs æsinni æsum æsunum
genitive æsar æsarinnar æsa æsanna

References
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