ganz

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).

Pronoun

ganz

  1. (Gressoney) all, everything

References

German

Alternative forms

  • gantz (obsolete spelling)
  • janz (colloquial, Berlinisch)

Etymology

From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete, fullstanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡants/,
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  • Rhymes: -ants
  • Homophone: Gans (except possibly in very careful speech)

Adjective

ganz (strong nominative masculine singular ganzer, not comparable)

  1. entire, whole, complete
    Synonyms: gesamt, komplett
    Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen.
    He ate a whole chicken.
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 33/2010, page 83:
      Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt
      Since end of July the monsoon rain has made the rivers overflow their banks in large parts of Pakistan and turned whole provinces into lakes.
  2. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
    Synonyms: all, alle
    Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen.
    I’ve invited all my friends.
  3. (colloquial) whole, intact
    Synonyms: heil, intakt, unversehrt
    Ist die Tasse noch ganz?
    Is the cup still whole?
  4. (in certain combinations) true; real
    Synonyms: echt, wahr
    ein ganzer Kerl (implying masculinity, but also uprightness) ― a true man
  5. (mathematics) integer (of a number)

Declension

Positive forms of ganz (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist ganz sie ist ganz es ist ganz sie sind ganz
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative ganzer ganze ganzes ganze
genitive ganzen ganzer ganzen ganzer
dative ganzem ganzer ganzem ganzen
accusative ganzen ganze ganzes ganze
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der ganze die ganze das ganze die ganzen
genitive des ganzen der ganzen des ganzen der ganzen
dative dem ganzen der ganzen dem ganzen den ganzen
accusative den ganzen die ganze das ganze die ganzen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein ganzer eine ganze ein ganzes (keine) ganzen
genitive eines ganzen einer ganzen eines ganzen (keiner) ganzen
dative einem ganzen einer ganzen einem ganzen (keinen) ganzen
accusative einen ganzen eine ganze ein ganzes (keine) ganzen

Derived terms

Adverb

ganz

  1. quite, rather
    Synonym: ziemlich
  2. very
    Synonym: sehr
  3. wholly, entirely, all
    Synonyms: komplett, völlig
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 580:
      Die Kirche war ganz leer, die Sonne leuchtete durch die Bogenfenster, und droben spielte jemand auf der Orgel.
      The church was entirely empty, the sun shone through the arched windows and up there someone played the organ.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ganz” in Duden online
  • “ganz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete, fullstanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, sound”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ganz (masculine ganzen, neuter ganzt, not comparable)

  1. entire, whole

Declension

declension of ganz
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass ganz si ass ganz et ass ganz si si(nn) ganz
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner ganzen ganz ganzt ganz
independent without determiner ganzes ganzer
dative after any declined word ganzen ganzer ganzen ganzen
as first declined word ganzem ganzem

Adverb

ganz

  1. wholly, entirely, totally
  2. very
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