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Gans
Gans
gans
gans
English
Verb
gans
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɑns/
- Rhymes: -ɑns
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gans (alongside gōs, gās), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Compare Low German Gans, Goos, German Gans, West Frisian goes, English goose, Danish gås.
Noun
gans f (plural ganzen, diminutive gansje n)
- goose (waterfowl)
Derived terms
- domme gans
- ganzenbord
- ganzeveer
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gansch, gands, gants, gans, from Old High German ganz, from Proto-Germanic *gantaz (“all, whole, entire”).
Determiner
gans
Inflection
Inflection of gans | ||||
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uninflected | gans | |||
inflected | ganse | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | — | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ganse | ||
n. sing. | gans | |||
plural | ganse | |||
definite | ganse | |||
partitive | — |
Synonyms
Adverb
gans