kans

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English

Noun

kans

  1. plural of kan

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kans, from Middle Dutch canse, from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.

Pronunciation

Noun

kans (plural kanse, diminutive kansie)

  1. chance
  2. opportunity
  3. probability

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Old Northern French caance (compare central cheance), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadere (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice. Doublet with and cadans, cadens and sjans. Cognate with French chance, English chance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑns/
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  • Hyphenation: kans
  • Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

kans f (plural kansen, diminutive kansje n)

  1. chance
  2. opportunity
  3. (mathematics) probability

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kans
  • → Indonesian: kans

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of kanssa.

Pronunciation

Adverb

kans

  1. (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“also”)
    Mä voisin ostaa kans limun.
    I could buy a soda too.

Postposition

kans

  1. (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“with”)
    Tuutsä illalla juhliin mun kans?
    Are you coming to the party with me tonight?'

Derived terms

French

Noun

kans

  1. plural of kan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kans (“chance”), from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.

Pronunciation

Noun

kans (first-person possessive kansku, second-person possessive kansmu, third-person possessive kansnya)

  1. (colloquial, uncommon) chance.
    Synonyms: kesempatan, peluang

Further reading

Ingrian

Kans ja kaks stoolia.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kanci. Cognates include Finnish kansi and Estonian kaas.

Pronunciation

Noun

kans

  1. table, desk

Declension

Declension of kans (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative kans kannet
genitive kannen kansiin, kansiloin
partitive kantta kansia, kansiloja
illative kantee kansii, kansiloihe
inessive kannees kansiis, kansilois
elative kannest kansist, kansiloist
allative kannelle kansille, kansiloille
adessive kanneel kansiil, kansiloil
ablative kannelt kansilt, kansiloilt
translative kanneks kansiks, kansiloiks
essive kanteenna, kanteen kansiinna, kansiloinna, kansiin, kansiloin
exessive1) kantent kansint, kansiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 132
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