# ons
## English
### Verb

ons
* (Singapore, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of on

### Anagrams

* -son, SON, Nos, NSO, son, NOS, Nos., nos., nos, Son, Nºˢ

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔns/, [ɔ̃s]

### Etymology 1

From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

#### Pronoun

ons
* we (subject)
    Ons is ’n familie.We are a family.
* us (object)

#### See also

| | | subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun |
| singular | 1st | ek | my | my | myne |
| singular | 2nd | jy | jou | jou | joune |
| singular | 2nd, formal | u | u | u | u s’n |
| singular | 3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne |
| singular | 3rd, fem | sy | haar | haar | hare |
| singular | 3rd, neut | dit | dit | sy | syne |
| plural | 1st | ons | ons | ons | ons s’n |
| plural | 2nd | julle / jul$^1$ | julle / jul$^1$ | julle / jul$^1$ | julle s’n |
| plural | 3rd | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle s’n |
| 1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. ||||||

### Etymology 2

From Dutch ons, inflected onze, from Middle Dutch onse, from Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

#### Alternative forms

* onse (archaic)

#### Determiner

ons
* our
** 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika.Rises the voice of our beloved, of our country South Africa.

#### See also

| | | subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun |
| singular | 1st | ek | my | my | myne |
| singular | 2nd | jy | jou | jou | joune |
| singular | 2nd, formal | u | u | u | u s’n |
| singular | 3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne |
| singular | 3rd, fem | sy | haar | haar | hare |
| singular | 3rd, neut | dit | dit | sy | syne |
| plural | 1st | ons | ons | ons | ons s’n |
| plural | 2nd | julle / jul$^1$ | julle / jul$^1$ | julle / jul$^1$ | julle s’n |
| plural | 3rd | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle / hul$^1$ | hulle s’n |
| 1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. ||||||

### Etymology 3

From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia.

#### Noun

ons
* ounce (unit of measurement)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔns/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔns

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

#### Pronoun

ons (personal)
* us (objective form of wij or we)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.Give us today our daily bread.

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: ons
* Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
* Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
* Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
* Skepi Creole Dutch: ons

### Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

#### Determiner

ons (dependent possessive, inflected form onze, independent possessive onze)
* our (neuter singular)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood. ― Give us this day our daily bread

##### Usage notes

* Ons is the only possessive determiner in contemporary Dutch that inflects for gender and number. It becomes onze before masculines, feminines and all plurals.
* As an independent possessive pronoun it becomes de/het onze as well, but this in line with the general rules (cf. mijne, jouwe etc.).

##### Declension

| | subject | subject | object | object | possessive | possessive | possessive | reflexive | genitive$^5$ |
| singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | | |
| 1st person | ik | 'k$^1$ | mij | me | mijn | m'n$^1$ | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
| 2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
| 2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
| 3rd person masculine | hij | ie$^1$ | hem | 'm$^1$ | zijn | z'n$^1$ | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
| 3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r$^1$, 'r$^1$, d'r$^1$ | haar | h'r$^1$, 'r$^1$, d'r$^1$ | hare | zich | harer, haars |
| 3rd person neuter | het | 't$^1$ | het | 't$^1$ | zijn | z'n$^1$ | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
| plural | | | | | | | | | |
| 1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze$^2$ | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
| 2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
| 2nd person archaic or regiolectal$^6$ | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
| 2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
| 3rd person | zij | ze | hen$^3$, hun$^4$ | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
| $^{1)}$ Not as common in written language. $^{2)}$ Inflected as an adjective. $^{3)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). $^{4)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). | $^{1)}$ Not as common in written language. $^{2)}$ Inflected as an adjective. $^{3)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). $^{4)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). | $^{1)}$ Not as common in written language. $^{2)}$ Inflected as an adjective. $^{3)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). $^{4)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). | $^{1)}$ Not as common in written language. $^{2)}$ Inflected as an adjective. $^{3)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). $^{4)}$ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). | $^{5)}$ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. $^{6)}$ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people"). |

### Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.

#### Noun

ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)
* metric ounce (100 grams)

##### Usage notes

Prior to the law of 1820 that introduced the metric system in what then united both the Netherlands and Belgium a variety of measures ranging around ca 30 grams were known by this name. The law of 1820 attributed the name to the hectogram of 100 grams. In 1937 the IJkwet of the Netherlands officially abolished the term, but it is still commonly used.

##### Synonyms

* hectogram

##### Descendants

* → Caribbean Javanese: os
* → Japanese: オンス
* → Papiamentu: òns

### References

* ↑ Etymologiebank (Dutch)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.

### Noun

ons (first-person possessive onsku, second-person possessive onsmu, third-person possessive onsnya)
* metric ounce (100 grams)

### References

* ↑ Etymologiebank (Dutch)

## Middle Dutch
### Pronoun

ons
* accusative/dative of wi

#### Descendants

* Dutch: ons
** Afrikaans: ons
** Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
** Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
** Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
** Skepi Creole Dutch: ons
* Limburgish: ós
* Zealandic: oôns

## Middle English
### Adverb

ons
* Alternative form of ones

## Plautdietsch
### Pronoun

ons
* (personal) oblique of wie; us
* (possessive) our

## Samogitian
### Alternative forms

* uns

### Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ).

### Pronoun

ons (feminine counterpart ana)
* third-person masculine singular pronoun: he

### References

* “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎ (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 21: “Ons — jis”

## Swedish
### Noun

ons
* indefinite genitive plural of o

### Anagrams

* -son, nos, sno, son

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French once.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈons/
* Hyphenation: ons

### Noun

ons (definite accusative onsu, plural onslar)
* ounce

### Further reading

* “ons”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ons”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “ons”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ons”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3547

## Volapük
### Pronoun

ons
* (nominative plural of on) they (neuter or of mixed or unspecified gender)
** 1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.