Ash

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived Terms 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Proper Noun

English

Etymology

(1) From Middle English asshe, from Old English æsce.

(2,3,4) From Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc.

Pronunciation

• /ăsh/
• [æʃ]

Noun

ash (Plural: ashes)

1. The solid remains of a fire.
2. (orthography) The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ).
3. A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
4. The wood of the ash tree.

Translations

• Basque: errauts (1), lizar (3), lizarki (4) (lizar, lizarki)
• Bulgarian: пръст f (1), ясен m (3), ясеново дърво n (4)
• Chinese: 灰 (huí), 灰烬(1); 桉, 桉树 (3)
• Czech: popel m (1), jasan m (3), jasanové dřevo n (4)
• Dutch: as f (1), asse f (1)
• Estonian: tuhk (1), saar (3)
• Finnish: tuhka (1), norjalainen ä (2, colloquial), saarni (3, 4)
• French: cendre m (1), frêne (3)
• German: Asche f (1), Esche f (3), Eschenholz n (4)
• Italian: cenere (1), frassino (3)
• Japanese: 灰 (はい, hai), 灰燼 (かいじん, kaijin), 灰がら (はいがら, haigara) (1); とねりこ (3)
• Romanian: cenuşă f (1)
• Slovak: popol m (1), jaseň m (3), jaseňové drevo n (4)
• Spanish: ceniza (1)

Derived Terms

• ashen

Polish-popiół

See also

• w:ash
• w:ash tree
• Yggdrasil

Proper Noun

Ash

1. A short form of the given name Ashley