Jas

Jas

See also: jas, jàs, Jaś, jäs, -jas, and Jas.

English

Etymology 1

Clipping.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Jas

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Jasper.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine or any of its variant spellings.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name James.
    Synonyms: Jaime, Jamie, Jem, Jemmy

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Jas

  1. (biblical or dated) Abbreviation of James.
    Synonym: Jam.
    • 1894, Maggie Whitecross Paton, edited by James Paton, Letters and Sketches from the New Hebrides, London: Hodder and Stoughton […], →OCLC, title page:
      EDITED BY HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, REV. JAS. PATON, B.A.

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑs/
  • Hyphenation: Jas
  • Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

Jas m (plural Jassen, no diminutive)

  1. (obsolete) alternative letter-case form of jas (“jack, knave”)
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