Anser

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Translingual

Anser anser, the greylag goose

Etymology

From Latin ānser (goose).

Pronunciation

  • English: IPA(key): /ˈænsər/

Proper noun

Anser m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most geese.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

aans +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnsɐ/, /ˈaːnsɐ/

Noun

Anser m (plural Anser, diminutive Anserl) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

  1. one (digit or figure)
  2. an academic grade indicating "very good", corresponding to an A in English-speaking countries

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From ānser (goose).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ānser m sg (genitive Ānseris); third declension

  1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Ānser (fl. 1st century BCE), a poet reputed for vulgarity

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Ānser
genitive Ānseris
dative Ānserī
accusative Ānserem
ablative Ānsere
vocative Ānser

References

  • Anser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Anser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.