ashen

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• /ˈæʃ.ən/
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From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”).

From Middle English asshen, axen (“ash-colored; pale; lifeless”). By surface analysis, ash + -en (“made or consisting of”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash English -en English ashen From ash + -en (verbal suffix).

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 梣木製 /梣木制 — made of ash-wood
• Czech: jasanový — made of ash-wood
• Finnish: saarnipuinen — made of ash-wood
• German: eschen — made of ash-wood
• Greek: μέλινος (mélinos) — made of ash-wood
• Ancient Greek: μέλινος (mélinos) — made of ash-wood
• Icelandic: úr eski — made of ash-wood
• Ingrian: saarniin — made of ash-wood
• Irish: fuinseach — made of ash-wood
• Italian: di frassino — made of ash-wood
• Japanese: トネリコ材製の (tonerikozaisei no) — made of ash-wood
• Latin: fraxineus — made of ash-wood
• Old English: æsċen — made of ash-wood
• Polish: jesionowy — made of ash-wood
• Portuguese: de freixo — made of ash-wood
• Russian: я́сеневый (jásenevyj) — made of ash-wood
• Bulgarian: пепеляв (pepeljav) — of or resembling ashes
• Catalan: cendrós — of or resembling ashes
• Catalan: cendrosenc — of or resembling ashes
• Czech: popelavý — of or resembling ashes
• Finnish: tuhkainen — of or resembling ashes
• French: cendré — of or resembling ashes
• German: aschig — of or resembling ashes
• Japanese: 灰の (hai no) — of or resembling ashes
• Latin: cineraceus — of or resembling ashes
• Latin: cinereus — of or resembling ashes
• Latin: cinericius — of or resembling ashes
• Polish: popielaty — of or resembling ashes
• Portuguese: cinéreo — of or resembling ashes
• Romanian: cenușiu — of or resembling ashes
• Russian: пе́пельный (pépelʹnyj) — of or resembling ashes
• Czech: bledý — ash-colored; pale
• Czech: sinalý — ash-colored; pale
• Finnish: kelmeä — ash-colored; pale
• French: cendré — ash-colored; pale
• French: cendreux — ash-colored; pale
• Greek: σταχτής (stachtís) — ash-colored; pale
• Latin: cinereus — ash-colored; pale
• Latin: cineraceus — ash-colored; pale
• Latin: cinericius — ash-colored; pale
• Norwegian Bokmål: askegrå — ash-colored; pale
• Polish: blady — ash-colored; pale
• Russian: се́рый (séryj) — ash-colored; pale
• Russian: пе́пельный (pépelʹnyj) — ash-colored; pale
• Scottish Gaelic: bàn-ghlas — ash-colored; pale
• Spanish: ceniciento — ash-colored; pale
• Spanish: lívido — ash-colored; pale
• Spanish: pálido — ash-colored; pale