Gåns

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Bavarian

A Graugåns

Etymology

From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥ɔns/
  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥ɒ̃ns/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

Gåns f (plural Gäns, diminutive Gansl or Ganserl)

  1. goose

Hyponyms