gans

See also: Gans, Gäns, and -gans

English

Pronunciation

• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ɡænz/

Verb

gans

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

Anagrams

• AGNs, nags, ANGs, Angs, ngas, snag, NSAG, sang, SNAG, GNAs, Sang

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gans.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gans (plural ganse)

1. goose

Descendants

• → Xhosa: urhanisi
• → Zulu: ihansi

Cornish

Alternative forms

• gen (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Old Cornish cant, from Proto-Brythonic *gant, from Proto-Celtic *kanta (“together with”).

Preposition

gans

1. with (in the company of)
2. with (expresses possession of something on one's person)

   Antonym: heb

3. by (indicates the actor of a clause in the passive voice)
4. by (indicates the creator of a work)

Inflection

Inflection of gans

		singular	plural
1st person		genev	genen
2nd person		genes	genowgh
3rd person	m	ganso	gansa
	f	gensi