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Translingual
Symbol
ans
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anserma.
See also
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ans
- plural of an
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ans
- Abbreviation of answer.
Verb
ans
- Abbreviation of answer.
1979 February 3, Billy Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 14:GWM, release July 79, would like to hear from sincere gays. I will ans all letters.
Anagrams
Bavarian
- oans (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology
From the numeral aans.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ans n
- one
See also
Declension of a
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nominative
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a (determiner) ana (pronoun)
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a (determiner) ans (pronoun)
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a (determiner) ane (pronoun)
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accusative
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dative
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am
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adverb
ans
- (formal) rather, before
- ans al contrari
- on the contrary
Further reading
- “ans”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
- “ans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “ans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ans” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Franco-Provençal
Noun
ans
- plural of an
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ans m pl
- plural of an
- Suzanne a deux ans de plus que moi. ― Suzanne is two years older than me.
References
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Contraction of an + das
Pronunciation
Contraction
ans (+ optionally: adjective in accusative case + neuter noun in accusative case)
- an + das, on(to) the, to the
Gothic
Romanization
ans
- romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐍃
Icelandic
Etymology
From ansa.
Noun
ans n (genitive singular ans, nominative plural öns)
- (rare) an answer
- Synonym: svar (n)
Declension
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ans”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
Occitan
Noun
ans
- plural of an
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ansu, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.
Noun
ans m
- deity, god
Old Occitan
Noun
ans m pl
- nominative plural of an
- oblique singular of an
Volapük
Pronoun
ans
- some people