English

Noun

ansa ‎(plural ansae)

1. (astronomy) the most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from distance

Translations

Anagrams

• NASA, Saan

Finnish

(index an)

Etymology

From a Baltic language. Compare to Old Prussian ansis (“hook, latch”) and Latvian osa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑnsɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation: an‧sa

Noun

ansa

1. A trap
2. A booby trap

Declension

Derived terms

• ansoittaa
• ansoittaja

Anagrams

• saan, sana

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sa/

Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular past historic of anser

Anagrams

• sana

Iban

Etymology

From Malay angsa, from Sanskrit हंस ‎(haṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Noun

ansa

1. goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) anza

Etymology

Once written as anza, but then changed into ansa when the letter 'z' was eliminated from Icelandic. From anz ‎(“answer”) and -a ‎(“turns nouns into verbs”). Literally meaning "to answer".

Verb

ansa ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað)

1. to answer, to reply ^syn.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (answer): ^def. svara

Irish

Noun

ansa m ‎(genitive singular ansa, nominative plural ansaí)

1. (astronomy) ansa

Declension

Mutation

Italian

Etymology

Directly from Latin ansa.

Noun

ansa f ‎(plural anse)

1. handle
2. curve or bend (in a river)
3. loop, coil

Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular present indicative of ansare
2. second-person singular imperative of ansare

Anagrams

• ANAS, sana

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ ‎(“handle”)^[1], from *h₂em- ‎(“to grasp”). See also amplus and ampla ‎(“handle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/, [ˈãː.sa]

Noun

ānsa f ‎(genitive ānsae); first declension

1. handle
2. tiller (handle of the rudder)

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• French: anse
• Galician: asa, aza
• Italian: ansa
• Portuguese: asa
• Spanish: asa

References

• ansa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ansa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ANSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ansa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give occasion for blame; to challenge criticism: ansas dare ad reprehendum, reprehensionis
    
  • to contain, afford matter for criticism: ansam habere reprehensionis
    
• ansa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press
• Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag

1. ↑ Mallory, Adams, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, p.255

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• anse (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse ansa, anza.

Verb

ansa ‎(present tense ansar, past tense ansa, past participle ansa, passive infinitive ansast, present participle ansande, imperative ansa/ans)

1. notice, pay attention to

   Eg ansa deg ikkje.

   I didn't notice you.

Synonyms

• (notice): ensa, ense

References

• “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

ansa ‎(present ansar, preterite ansade, supine ansat, imperative ansa)

1. to prune (to trim a tree or shrub)

Conjugation