ace

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Acehnese, Acehnese Acèh, or Indonesian Aceh. === Symbol === ace (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Acehnese. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Acehnese terms == English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ās, IPA(key): /eɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪs === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”), probably borrowed from Etruscan. Doublet of as. Likely related or deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs, or otherwise taking from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) in the sense of "singular". ==== Noun ==== ace (plural aces) (card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game. (dice games) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one. The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games. (US, slang) A dollar bill. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum (tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball. (sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc. (US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team. (US, baseball, dated, 19th century) A run. (US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one. (sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent. Synonyms: expert, wiz; see also Thesaurus:skilled person A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more. (US) A perfect score on a school exam. Any of various hesperiid butterflies. (physics, obsolete) A quark. ===== Coordinate terms ===== (dice, dominoes) deuce, trey, cater, cinque, sice ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== (defeat, outdo): Tony Thorne (2014), “ace”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London; […]: Bloomsbury ==== Verb ==== ace (third-person singular simple present aces, present participle acing, simple past and past participle aced) (transitive, US, informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly. Synonym: ace out (ambitransitive, US, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition. Synonym: ace out (ambitransitive, tennis) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace. (golf) To make an ace (hole in one). ===== Synonyms ===== (to pass a test): ace out, pass with flying colours ===== Derived terms ===== ace into ace out ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace) (UK, slang) Excellent. Synonyms: excellent, first-rate, outstanding ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of asexual. ==== Adjective ==== ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace) (slang) Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction. Synonym: (slang) asexy 2010, Amy Ebersole, "Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010: “I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex,” Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.” For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ace. ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== ace (plural aces) (slang) A person who is asexual. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ace. ==== See also ==== (aromantic): aro === See also === ace K === Anagrams === AEC, CAE, CEA, Cea, EAC == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs/, /ɛjs/ === Noun === ace m (plural aces) (tennis) ace === Further reading === “ace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From either or both: Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí / á-ché, “eldest sister; elder sister”) Hakka 阿姊 (a1 ji3 / â-che, “elder sister”) Compare Tagalog ate, Kapampangan atsi. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃə/ [ˈa.t͡ʃə] Rhymes: -at͡ʃə Syllabification: a‧ce === Noun === ace (plural ace-ace) elder sister in Chinese communities a term of address to Chinese woman === Further reading === “ace”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ace. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈejs/, /ˈɛjs/ Rhymes: -ejs, -ɛjs === Noun === ace m (invariable) (tennis, volleyball) ace === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.keː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃe] === Verb === acē second-person singular present active imperative of aceō == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ke/ Rhymes: -ɑː.ke === Noun === āce inflection of āc: accusative/genitive/dative singular nominative/accusative plural == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ejsi === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from English ace, from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as. Doublet of ás. ==== Noun ==== ace m (plural aces) (tennis, volleyball) ace (serve won without the opponent hitting the ball) === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from English ace, from asexual. ==== Adjective ==== ace m or f (plural aces) (LGBTQ, chiefly Internet slang) ace (asexual) Synonym: assexual ==== Noun ==== ace m or f by sense (plural aces) (LGBTQ, chiefly Internet slang) ace (person who is asexual) Synonym: assexual ===== Related terms ===== === Further reading === “ace”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ace”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “ace”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Noun === ace plural of ac == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English as, from Old French as (“ace”), from Latin as, assis (“as (Roman coin)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /es/ (Doric Scots) IPA(key): /is/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /js/ === Noun === ace (plural aces) The smallest possible amount of something. The best of a class of things. === References === “ace, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online. == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ace. Doublet of as. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeis/ [ˈei̯s] Rhymes: -eis Syllabification: ace === Noun === ace m (plural aces) (tennis) ace (point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. == Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈat͡ʃe] === Noun === ace a trace, mark === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh