äss

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Estonian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Declension of äss (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative äss ässad
accusative nom.
gen. ässa
genitive 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

Etymology 2

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

Interjection

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äss

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

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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äss n

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

Declension

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

See also

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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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