Aas

Bedeutung (English)

1. (collective,neuter,strong,uncountable,usually) carrion (perished animal, especially as food for scavengers)
2. (archaic,neuter,strong) bait
3. (colloquial,derogatory,mildly,neuter,strong) a word for a person or animal, often implying insubordination and/or cunning, but also used affectionately for someone cheeky or shrewd

Synonyms

Kadaver

Leiche

Tierleiche

Aase

Körper

Weibsstück

Leichnam

Biest

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Luder

Zicke

verdorbenes Fleisch

Schlitzohr

Karkasse

Schindluder

geschlachtetes Tier

Schindaas

Aasfleisch

Tierköper

Lombadier

Faulendes

Hexe

Leib

Mensch

Miststück

Rohbau

Verwesendes

Weibsbild

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/aːs/

Etymology (English)

From Middle High German ās (“carrion, bait”), from Old High German *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą. Later merged with Middle High German āz (“food”), from Old High German āz, from
Proto-Germanic *ētą. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”).