English

Noun

kans

1. plural of kan

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑns

Etymology

From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō ‎(“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.

Cognate with French chance, English chance.

Noun

kans f ‎(plural kansen, diminutive kansje n)

1. chance
2. opportunity

Derived terms

• kansloos

References

Finnish

Adverb

kans

1. (colloquial) also, too

   Mä voisin ostaa kans limun.

   I could buy a soda too.

Synonyms

• myös

Postposition

kans

1. (colloquial) with

Synonyms

• kanssa, kera (standard)
• kaa (colloquial)