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he-ass

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A male ass, male donkey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Middle English hee assis pl; equivalent to he- + ass.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gomar — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Danish: æsel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Danish: hanæsel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Danish: æselhingst — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Esperanto: azeno — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Esperanto: virazeno — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Esperanto: azeniĉo — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • French: âne — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • French: âne mâle — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • French: mâle de l'âne — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • German: Eselhengst — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • German: männlicher Esel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • German: Eselmännchen — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Ido: asno — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Ido: asnulo — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Kashmiri: خَر (khar) — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Kazakh: әңгі (äñgı) — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: esel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: asen — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hannesel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eselhingst — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: esel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: asen — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hannesel — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eselhingst — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Polish: osioł — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Russian: осёл (osjól) — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Swedish: åsna — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Swedish: hanåsna — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Swedish: åsnehingst — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Swedish: åsnehane — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Volapük: cuk — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Volapük: hicuk — he-ass, male ass, male donkey
  • Volapük: jicuk — he-ass, male ass, male donkey