gæs

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See also: gæs', and Gaes

Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

gæs c pl

  1. indefinite plural of gås

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

gæs f pl

  1. indefinite plural of gás

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. See also gás.

Pronunciation

Noun

gæs f (genitive singular gæsar, nominative plural gæsir)

  1. goose
  2. hen (bride-to-be in the context of hen night festivities)

Declension

    Declension of gæs
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gæs gæsin gæsir gæsirnar
accusative gæs gæsina gæsir gæsirnar
dative gæs gæsinni gæsum gæsunum
genitive gæsar gæsarinnar gæsa gæsanna

Derived terms