gans

gans

1. (Geordie) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gan

• AGNs, ANGs, GNAs, nags, sang, snag

From Dutch gans, from Middle Dutch gans (alongside gōs, gās), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

gans (plural ganse)

1. goose

• gen

gans

1. with (in the company of)
2. with (expresses possession of something on one's person)
3. by (indicates the actor of a clause in the passive voice)
4. by (indicates the creator of a work)

• (with): hep, heb

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑns/

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• Hyphenation: gans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

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.

Indische gans
Bar-headed goose (literally: Indian goose)

gans f (plural ganzen, diminutive gansje n)

1. goose (waterfowl)

• goes (dialectal)

• boerengans
• brandgans
• domme gans
• ganzenbord
• ganzenlever
• ganzenpas
• ganzeveer
• grauwe gans
• halfgans
• huisgans
• Indische gans
• rotgans
• sneeuwgans
• vetgans
• zeegans
• zwaangans
• zwarte gans

• Afrikaans: gans
• → Sranan Tongo: gansi

From Middle Dutch gansch, gands, gants, gans, from Old High German ganz, from Proto-Germanic *gantaz (“all, whole, entire”).

gans

1. whole, entire

   Het ganse land.

   The entire country.

• gansch (obsolete)

• geheel, heel, volledig

gans

1. entirely

   Synonyms: geheel, helemaal, volledig

• gansch (obsolete)

gans m (1st declension, feminine form: gane)

1. (male) shepherd

gans

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of gan

gans

1. nominative plural of gan