# ansa
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“a handle, haft”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæn.sə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

ansa (plural ansae)
* (astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
* (anatomy) A loop-shaped structure.
    Hyponyms: ansa cervicalis, ansa lenticularis

#### Derived terms

* ansa compound
* ansamycin
* ansate

#### Translations
### References

* “ansa”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “ansa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

### Anagrams

* N.A.S.A., Sana, Ṣan‘ā’, Saan, ANAs, Nasa, anas, San'a', AANs, Naas, NASA

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈan.sə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈan.sa]

### Noun

ansa f (plural anses)
* handle
    Synonym: nansa
* (anatomy) loop
* (surgery) snare
* small bay, inlet

#### Derived terms

* ansar
* ansat

### Further reading

* “ansa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ansa (compare Estonian aas), borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ansā (compare Old Prussian ansis (“hook, latch”), Latvian osa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (compare Latin ānsa (“handle”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
* Hyphenation: an‧sa

### Noun

ansa
* trap
* booby trap

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ansani
ansani
accusative
nom.
ansani
ansani
gen.
ansani
genitive
ansani
ansojeni ansaini $^{rare}$
partitive
ansaani
ansojani
inessive
ansassani
ansoissani
elative
ansastani
ansoistani
illative
ansaani
ansoihini
adessive
ansallani
ansoillani
ablative
ansaltani
ansoiltani
allative
ansalleni
ansoilleni
essive
ansanani
ansoinani
translative
ansakseni
ansoikseni
abessive
ansattani
ansoittani
instructive
comitative
—ansoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ansasi
ansasi
accusative
nom.
ansasi
ansasi
gen.
ansasi
genitive
ansasi
ansojesi ansaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
ansaasi
ansojasi
inessive
ansassasi
ansoissasi
elative
ansastasi
ansoistasi
illative
ansaasi
ansoihisi
adessive
ansallasi
ansoillasi
ablative
ansaltasi
ansoiltasi
allative
ansallesi
ansoillesi
essive
ansanasi
ansoinasi
translative
ansaksesi
ansoiksesi
abessive
ansattasi
ansoittasi
instructive
comitative
—ansoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ansamme
ansamme
accusative
nom.
ansamme
ansamme
gen.
ansamme
genitive
ansamme
ansojemme ansaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
ansaamme
ansojamme
inessive
ansassamme
ansoissamme
elative
ansastamme
ansoistamme
illative
ansaamme
ansoihimme
adessive
ansallamme
ansoillamme
ablative
ansaltamme
ansoiltamme
allative
ansallemme
ansoillemme
essive
ansanamme
ansoinamme
translative
ansaksemme
ansoiksemme
abessive
ansattamme
ansoittamme
instructive
comitative
—ansoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ansanne
ansanne
accusative
nom.
ansanne
ansanne
gen.
ansanne
genitive
ansanne
ansojenne ansainne $^{rare}$
partitive
ansaanne
ansojanne
inessive
ansassanne
ansoissanne
elative
ansastanne
ansoistanne
illative
ansaanne
ansoihinne
adessive
ansallanne
ansoillanne
ablative
ansaltanne
ansoiltanne
allative
ansallenne
ansoillenne
essive
ansananne
ansoinanne
translative
ansaksenne
ansoiksenne
abessive
ansattanne
ansoittanne
instructive
comitative
—ansoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ansansa
ansansa
accusative
nom.
ansansa
ansansa
gen.
ansansa
genitive
ansansa
ansojensa ansainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
ansaansa
ansojaan ansojansa
inessive
ansassaan ansassansa
ansoissaan ansoissansa
elative
ansastaan ansastansa
ansoistaan ansoistansa
illative
ansaansa
ansoihinsa
adessive
ansallaan ansallansa
ansoillaan ansoillansa
ablative
ansaltaan ansaltansa
ansoiltaan ansoiltansa
allative
ansalleen ansallensa
ansoilleen ansoillensa
essive
ansanaan ansanansa
ansoinaan ansoinansa
translative
ansakseen ansaksensa
ansoikseen ansoiksensa
abessive
ansattaan ansattansa
ansoittaan ansoittansa
instructive
comitative
—ansoineen ansoinensa :

#### Hyponyms

* käpälälauta
* loukku
* pinne

#### Derived terms

* ansajuoni
* ansakuoppa
* ansalanka
* Ansamaa
* ansapolku
* ansaraitti
* ansarauta
* ansastaa
* ansatie
* ansio
* Ansio
* ansoittaa
* ansoittaja
* lintuansa
* tilausansa

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ansa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “ansa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* saan, sana

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.sa/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

ansa
* third-person singular past historic of anser

### Anagrams

* sana

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

### Noun

ansa
* wing

## Iban
### Etymology

From Malay angsa.

### Noun

ansa
* goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

## Icelandic
### Alternative forms

* anza (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Old Norse anza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈansa/
* Rhymes: -ansa

### Verb

ansa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað)
* to answer, to reply
    Synonym: svara
* to pay heed to
    Synonyms: gegna, sinna

#### Derived terms

* ans

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ansa. Cognates include Finnish ansa and Estonian aas.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑns̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑnʒ̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑns, -ɑnsɑ
* Hyphenation: an‧sa

### Noun

ansa
* trap for catching grouse

#### Derived terms

* ansoitella

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16

## Irish
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Adjective

ansa
* dearest, most beloved

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Adjective

ansa
* (literary) difficult

### Etymology 3

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

#### Noun

ansa m (genitive singular ansa, nominative plural ansaí)
* (astronomy) ansa

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
ansa
ansaí
vocative
a ansa
a ansaí
genitive
ansa
ansaí
dative
ansa
ansaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-ansa
na hansaí
genitive
an ansa
na n-ansaí
dative
leis an ansa don ansa
leis na hansaí :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ansa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ansa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “ansa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈan.sa/
* Rhymes: -ansa
* Hyphenation: àn‧sa

### Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“loop, handle”) mixed with *asa, inherited from Latin ānsa (“handle”), perhaps also formally influenced by the Latin in the literary language. Cf. German Öse (“eyelet”), Romansch ansa, onsa (“eyelet”); contrast the inherited Sardinian asa (“handle”), Lombard asa (“handle”) and aseta (“loop”), Verona Venetan asa (“soffit”), Abruzzo Neapolitan asa (“door hinge”), Calabria Sicilian asa (“handle”), Portuguese asa (“wing; handle”), Galician asa (“handle”), Spanish asa (“handle”).

#### Noun

ansa f (plural anse)
* handle
    Synonyms: manico, maniglia, presa
* (rare) excuse, pretext
    Synonyms: appiglio, pretesto, scusa
* (geography) curve or bend (in a river)
    Synonyms: curva, meandro
* (geography) a small bight, bay, cove
    Synonym: insenatura
* loop, coil
* as name of various chirurgical or laboratory instruments

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

ansa
* inflection of ansare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* ansa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “ansa”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)

### Anagrams

* ANAS, sana

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* āsa (Late Latin, proscribed)

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (“handle”), from *h₂em- (“to grasp”). Compare Lithuanian ąsa (“jug handle”), Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“handle, loop, eyelet”), Ancient Greek ἡνία (hēnía, “rein, bridle”). See also amplus (“ample”), ampla (“handle”), which the word was traditionally linked to, but which are not considered cognate anymore based on modern analysis.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈan.sa/, [ˈä̃ːs̠ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈan.sa/, [ˈänsä]

### Noun

ānsa f (genitive ānsae); first declension
* handle
* tiller (handle of the rudder)

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* ansātus

#### Descendants

* Direct reflexes:
** Galician: asa
** Portuguese: asa
*** → Galician: aza
** Spanish: asa
* Derived forms:
** ⇒ Catalan: nansa
** ⇒ Italian: ansa
* Borrowings:
** → French: anse

### References

* 1 2 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ānsa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
* ↑ Mallory, Adams, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, p.255

### Further reading

* “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* ansa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* ansa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to give occasion for blame; to challenge criticism: ansas dare ad reprehendum, reprehensionis to contain, afford matter for criticism: ansam habere reprehensionis
* “ansa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
* Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* anse (e infinitive)

### Etymology

From Old Norse ansa, anza.

### Verb

ansa (present tense ansar, past tense ansa, past participle ansa, passive infinitive ansast, present participle ansande, imperative ansa/ans)
* notice, pay attention to
    Eg ansa deg ikkje.I didn't notice you.

#### Synonyms

* (notice): ensa, ense

### References

* “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ānsa. First attested in 1556–1557.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈan.sa/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈan.sa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ansa
* Syllabification: an‧sa

### Noun

ansa f
* (literary) resentment, animosity, ill will [with do (+ genitive) ‘to/for whom/what’]
    Synonyms: niechęć, pretensja, uraza
* (obsolete, originally) reason, cause; rashness
    Synonyms: powód, przyczyna

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “ansa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “ansa”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ansa”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

### Further reading

* ansa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ansa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Krystyna Siekierska (02.07.2012) “ANSA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 40

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Doublet of asa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɐ̃.sɐ/
* Hyphenation: an‧sa

### Noun

ansa f (plural ansas)
* (anatomy) ansa (loop-shaped structure)

## Swedish
### Verb

ansa (present ansar, preterite ansade, supine ansat, imperative ansa)
* to trim, to prune
    ansa skäggettrim one's beard

#### Conjugation
### References

* ansa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* ansa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* ansa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* anas, nasa

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English answer.

### Noun

ansa
* answer

## Ye'kwana
### Etymology

Compare Kari'na anàsa (“throat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ansa]

### Noun

ansa (possessed ansai)
* necklace

#### Derived terms

* wo'mo ansai

### References

* Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 290