ag

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Translingual

Symbol

ag

  1. (metrology) Symbol for attogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10−18 grams.

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of agriculture or agricultural.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

ag

  1. (chiefly in compounds) Clipping of agriculture or agricultural.
    He got his degree from the state ag college.
    My class is over on ag campus.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of aggregate.

Noun

ag (countable and uncountable, plural ags)

  1. (construction) Clipping of aggregate (small rocks mixed into concrete).
    The mix should include a good selection of large, medium, and small ag.
    If the mix is too fluid, the ags can sink away from the surface.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ag

  1. (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah.
    • 1962, Jeremy Taylor, Ag Pleez Deddy (song)
      Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 88:
      ‘Ag, fuck it,’ he said. ‘Let bygones be bygones, man.’
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 491:
      Finally, after placing four books on the desk, he turned to a sheepish Kathy and said, ‘Ag, there's nothing wrong with these desks,’ and walked out.

Etymology 4

Adverb

ag (comparative more ag, superlative most ag)

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of again.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch acht.

Noun

ag (plural agte)

  1. esteem
  2. eight

Etymology 2

From Dutch achten.

Verb

ag (present ag, present participle agtende, past participle geag)

  1. to regard; to deem
    Ek ag hom as 'n belangrike bate in ons maatskappy.
    I deem him as an important asset in our company.
    Hy word hoog geag.
    He is highly regarded.
  2. to heed

Etymology 3

From Dutch ach. Equivalent of German ach and English oh.

Interjection

ag

  1. oh, oh no, shoot, damn, oh dear

Etymology 4

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : ag
    Ordinal : agste

Numeral

ag

  1. Alternative form of agt

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(h)aug-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (compare Ancient Greek αὐγή (augḗ, “daylight, splendor”), Serbo-Croatian jȕg (“south”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ag m (plural agje, definite agu, definite plural agjet)

  1. dawn, daybreak, predawn light
  2. semi-darkness, fog
  3. shine
  4. pupils

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 72

Buhi'non Bikol

Conjunction

ag

  1. and
    Synonym: sagkëd

Indo-Portuguese

Noun

ag

  1. water

Further reading

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish oc, ac, ic, from Old Irish oc, occ. Akin to agus. Compare Scottish Gaelic aig.

Pronunciation

  • (particle):
    • IPA(key): /ə/ before a consonant
    • IPA(key): /əɡ/ before a, á, o, ó, u, ú
    • IPA(key): /əɟ/ before e, é, i, í
  • (preposition): IPA(key): /ɛɟ/, /ɪɟ/
  • (preposition, Oriel): IPA(key): /ɪɟə/

Particle

ag

  1. particle used with the verbal noun to mark the progressive aspect:
    ag siúl ― walking
    ag gáire ― laughing
    ag ithe ― eating
    ag ól ― drinking

Preposition

ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. at
  2. of, for (after certain adjectives)
    Bhí sé go deas ag Cáit a dhul leat.
    It was nice of Cáit to go with you.
    Tá sé éasca agat sin a rá.
    It’s easy for you to say that.
  3. of (after an indication of quantity)
    Tá go leor acu anseo.
    There are plenty of them here.
    Tá duine againn tinn.
    One of us is ill.
  4. of (to indicate possession emphatically, used after a noun qualified by seo (“this”) or sin (“that”))
    an teach seo againne ― this house of ours
    na bróga sin agatsa ― those shoes of yours
  5. used with forms of bí (“to be”) to indicate possession in place of a verb meaning ‘have’
    Tá teach ag Seán.
    Seán has a house.
  6. used with forms of bí (“to be”) and a past participle to indicate a perfect tense
    Tá an teach péinteáilte ag Seán.
    Seán has painted the house.
  7. used with forms of bí (“to be”) to indicate ability to do something
    Tá Spáinnis agam.
    I can speak Spanish.
    Tá caint agam.
    I can talk.
    Tá ceol agam.
    I can make music.
Inflection
Inflection of ag
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. agam agamsa
2d person sing. agat agatsa
3d sing. masc. aige aigesean
3d sing. fem. aici aicise
1st person pl. againn againne
2d person pl. agaibh agaibhse
3d person pl. acu acusan

Etymology 2

Reduced form of chuig, assimilated in all forms to Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

  • (preposition): IPA(key): /ɛɟ/

Preposition

ag (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of chuig (“to (a person or place)”)
    Tá mé ag dul ag an dochtúr.
    I’m going to the doctor
Inflection
Inflection of ag
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. agam agamsa
2d person sing. agat agatsa
3d sing. masc. aige aigesean
3d sing. fem. aici aicise
1st person pl. againn againne
2d person pl. agaibh agaibhse
3d person pl. acu acusan

Further reading

Kaingang

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ag

  1. they; them (masculine)

Particle

ag

  1. masculine plural marker
    Topẽ vỹ ẽprã ke ag to há nĩ.
    God loves the human beings.

Korlai Creole Portuguese

Noun

ag

  1. water

Further reading

  • J. Clancy Clements, The Genesis of a Language: The Formation and Development of Korlai Portuguese, page 94, 1996

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *agos (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵHos. Compare Old Armenian եզն (ezn), Sanskrit अही (ahī́).

Pronunciation

Noun

ag n

  1. bullock, cow, ox
  2. deer, stag

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative agN agN aigeL
Vocative agN agN aigeL
Accusative agN agN aigeL
Genitive aigeL aige aigeN
Dative aigL aigib aigib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: agh
  • Scottish Gaelic: agh ‘heifer’

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ag
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-ag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scots

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse eggja.

Noun

ag (plural ags) (Shetland)

  1. The wash of waves on the sea-shore as by a steady wind from the sea.
  2. foam near the shore
  3. stir, eagerness

Etymology 2

Verb

ag (third-person singular simple present ags, present participle agin, simple past aged, past participle aged)

  1. Shetland form of agg (“to drive”)

Etymology 3

Verb

ag (third-person singular simple present ags, present participle agin, simple past aged, past participle aged)

  1. Shetland form of ak (“to feel sick”)

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /aɡ/

Etymology 1

Contraction of aig

Particle

ag

  1. Used before the verbal noun to form the present participle.
    Bha Seumas ag obair. ― James was working.
Usage notes
  • This is the form used before a vowel. Before consonants it contracts to a'. The sole exception is ag ràdh (“saying”).

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ag m (genitive singular agaig or aig, no plural)

  1. doubt
  2. hesitation

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ag n-ag h-ag t-ag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Verb

ag (past dh'ag, future agidh, verbal noun agadh)

  1. hesitate
  2. doubt

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish ag, agh (“Cladium”)

Noun

ag c

  1. the genus Cladium (a kind of grass)
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  3. various sedges and rushes outside genus Cladium, e.g. genus Schoenus; bog rush in genus Juncus (tåg)

Declension

Declension of ag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ag ags
definite agen agens
plural indefinite agar agars
definite agarna agarnas

Anagrams

Volapük

Interjection

ag!

  1. oh! cry of pain or surprise
  2. ah! cry of surprise

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

ag

  1. with (used before vowels)

Usage notes

Unlike â, ag does not cause an aspirate mutation in the following word.

Wolof

Preposition

ag

  1. with

Parauk

Pronunciation

Noun

ag

  1. crossbow (bow).
  2. arrow.

Noun

ag

  1. carbuncle, ulcer, tumor.
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