hansa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hansa"

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá, “swan, goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰansós, genitive of *ǵʰáns (“goose”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Compare gansa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: han‧sa

Noun

hansa

1. a swan

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Hansa

Etymology

From German Hanse (“Hanseatic League”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnsɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): han‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): han‧sa

Noun

hansa

1. (historical) the Hanseatic League, the Hansa

Declension

Inflection of hansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		hansa	—
genitive		hansan	—
partitive		hansaa	—
illative		hansaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		hansa	—
accusative	nom.	hansa	—
	gen.	hansan
genitive		hansan	—
partitive		hansaa	—
inessive		hansassa	—
elative		hansasta	—
illative		hansaan	—
adessive		hansalla	—
ablative		hansalta	—
allative		hansalle	—
essive		hansana	—
translative		hansaksi	—
abessive		hansatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hansani — accusative nom. hansani — gen. hansani genitive hansani — partitive hansaani — inessive hansassani — elative hansastani — illative hansaani — adessive hansallani — ablative hansaltani — allative hansalleni — essive hansanani — translative hansakseni — abessive hansattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hansasi — accusative nom. hansasi — gen. hansasi genitive hansasi — partitive hansaasi — inessive hansassasi — elative hansastasi — illative hansaasi — adessive hansallasi — ablative hansaltasi — allative hansallesi — essive hansanasi — translative hansaksesi — abessive hansattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hansamme — accusative nom. hansamme — gen. hansamme genitive hansamme — partitive hansaamme — inessive hansassamme — elative hansastamme — illative hansaamme — adessive hansallamme — ablative hansaltamme — allative hansallemme — essive hansanamme — translative hansaksemme — abessive hansattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hansanne — accusative nom. hansanne — gen. hansanne genitive hansanne — partitive hansaanne — inessive hansassanne — elative hansastanne — illative hansaanne — adessive hansallanne — ablative hansaltanne — allative hansallenne — essive hansananne — translative hansaksenne — abessive hansattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative hansansa — accusative nom. hansansa — gen. hansansa genitive hansansa — partitive hansaansa — inessive hansassaan hansassansa — elative hansastaan hansastansa — illative hansaansa — adessive hansallaan hansallansa — ablative hansaltaan hansaltansa — allative hansalleen hansallensa — essive hansanaan hansanansa — translative hansakseen hansaksensa — abessive hansattaan hansattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• hansakauppias
• hansakaupunki
• hansakoggi
• hansaliitto

Further reading

• “hansa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ahnas, nahas, sahan

Gothic

Romanization

hansa

1. romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰

Irish

Noun

hansa

1. h-prothesized form of ansa

Japanese

Romanization

hansa

1. Rōmaji transcription of はんさ

Latin

Etymology

From Old High German hansa, from Proto-West Germanic *hansu (“band or company”). Cognate with Old English hōs (“company, band”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhãː.sa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈan.sa]

Noun

hansa f (genitive hansae); first declension

1. a Hanse; a commercial or military alliance of cities such as formerly existed in northern Europe

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hansa	hansae
genitive	hansae	hansārum
dative	hansae	hansīs
accusative	hansam	hansās
ablative	hansā	hansīs
vocative	hansa	hansae

Derived terms

• hanseaticus

Descendants

• → Old English: *hanse, *hans
  • ⇒ Old English: *hanshūs
    • → Medieval Latin: hanshus (Anglo-Latin)
• → English: Hanse
• → French: Hanse

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: han‧sa

Noun

hansa f (plural hansas)

1. (historical) Hanse (guild of merchants around the Baltic coast)

Further reading

• “hansa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “hansa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025