About this word

This is a simple preposition meaning out of, (away) from; it has no effect on following initial consonants or vowels.

Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition as

• asam: out of me.
• asat: out of you.
• as: out of him; out of it (masculine).
• aisti: out of her; out of it (feminine).
• asainn: out of us.
• asaibh: out of ye (plural).
• astu: out of them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• asam-sa: out of me.
• asat-sa: out of you.
• as-san: out of him; out of it (masculine).
• aisti-se: out of her; out of it (feminine).
• asainn-ne: out of us.
• asaibh-se: out of ye (plural).
• astu-san: out of them.

Notes

The preposition as is commonly used in conjunction with the preposition do to express (originating) from:

• Is as Conamara dom: I'm from Conamara.
• An as Port Láirge duit?: are you from Waterford?.
• Ní as Gaillimh di: she's not from Galway.
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