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donkey
English
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??ki/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??ki/, /?d??ki/; (rare and nonstandard) /?d??ki/
- Rhymes: -??ki
- Hyphenation: don?key
Noun
donkey (plural donkeys)
- A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- A stubborn person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stubborn person
- A fool.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
- Synonym: donkey engine
- (naval slang, dated) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
- (poker slang) A bad poker player.
Hyponyms
- jack
- jackass
- jenny
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Afrikaans: donkie
- ? Northern Sotho: tonki
- ? Tok Pisin: donki
Translations
See also
- ass
- mule
- hinny
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “donkey”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- “donkey” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
References
- (box or chest): 1930, Naval Review (London) (volume 18, page 592)
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asse
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æs/
- Rhymes: -æs
Etymology 1
Noun
asse (plural asses)
- Obsolete spelling of ass
Etymology 2
Noun
asse (plural asses)
- (obsolete) A small fox-like animal (Vulpes chama) of South Africa, valued for its fur.
Anagrams
- ESAs, Essa, SAEs, SASE, SSAE, Seas, ases, seas
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- assu, essen, ässe, ässä
Etymology
From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etan?. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.
Verb
asse
- (Carcoforo) to eat
References
- “asse” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
French
Pronunciation
Noun
asse m (plural asses)
- A type of pickaxe used in tunneling
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin axis, axem, from Proto-Indo-European *h?e?s- (“axis”).
Noun
asse f (plural assi)
- board (of wood)
- Synonyms: pancone, tavola
- beam (gymnastic)
Etymology 2
From Latin assis, variant of axis.
Noun
asse m (plural assi)
- axle
- (mathematics, physics) axis
- (anatomy) axis (vertebra)
- Synonym: epistrofeo
Derived terms
- assiale
Etymology 3
From Latin as.
Noun
asse f (plural assi)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) as (any of several coins of Rome)
Anagrams
- essa
Latin
Noun
asse
- ablative singular of as
Lule Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ës?.
Noun
asse
- inner/meat-side of a skin
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English assa.
Alternative forms
- as
Noun
asse (plural assen or asses)
- ass, donkey
Descendants
- English: ass
- Yola: ess
References
- “asse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
asse
- Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- assa
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ad-s?do-syos.
Adjective
asse (comparative asu)
- easy
Declension
Derived terms
- anse
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “2 assa(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
References
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
asse
- locative singular of assa
- accusative plural of assa
Pite Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ës?.
Noun
asse
- inner/meat-side of a skin
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Portuguese
Verb
asse
- first-person singular present subjunctive of assar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of assar
- third-person singular imperative of assar
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