Gans

See also: gans, Gäns, and -gans

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Compare Low German Gans, Goos, Dutch gans, English goose, Danish gås.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡans/, [ɡans], [ɡants]
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Homophone: ganz (except possibly in very careful speech)

Noun

Gans f (genitive Gans, plural Gänse, diminutive Gänschen n or Gänslein n)

goose

Declension

Declension of Gans

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gans	die	Gänse
genitive	einer	der	Gans	der	Gänse
dative	einer	der	Gans	den	Gänsen
accusative	eine	die	Gans	die	Gänse

Derived terms

Gänsefuß
Gänsefüßchen
Gänsehaut
Gänseküken
Gänsewein
Gänsekiel
Brandgans
Graugans
Festtagsgans
Weihnachtsgans
Wildgans

Further reading

Gans in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Compare German Gans, Dutch gans, English goose, Danish gås.

Noun

Gans f (plural Ganse)

goose

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