anse

See also: ansé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃s/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ansa.

Noun

anse f (plural anses)

  1. (geometry) An arc segment, from which an object is suspended
  2. A handle, part of an object to be hand-held when used or moved
  3. A small bay (body of water)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Hansa.

Noun

anse f (plural anses)

  1. A hansa, system of collaborating port-states

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Italian

Noun

anse f

  1. plural of ansa

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

an- +‎ se; from German ansehen

Verb

anse (imperative anse, present tense anser, passive anses or ansees, simple past anså, past participle ansett, present participle anseende)

  1. to consider, regard

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish anse, from Middle Low German ansen. Equivalent to an- +‎ se.

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Verb

anse

  1. to be of an opinion, feel, think, believe
    Sven anser att Beatles var riktigt bra.
    Sven thinks that the Beatles were really good.

Conjugation

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