# gans
## English
### Verb

gans
* (Geordie) third-person singular simple present indicative of gan

### Anagrams

* AGNs, nags, ANGs, Angs, ngas, snag, NSAG, sang, SNAG, GNAs, Sang

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch gans.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gans (plural ganse)
* goose

#### Descendants

* → Xhosa: urhanisi
* → Zulu: ihansi

## Cornish
### Alternative forms

* gen

### Etymology

From Old Cornish cant, from Proto-Celtic *kanta (“together with”).

### Preposition

gans
* with (in the company of)
* with (expresses possession of something on one's person)
* by (indicates the actor of a clause in the passive voice)
* by (indicates the creator of a work)

#### Inflection

| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | genev | genen |
| Second person | genes | genowgh |
| Third person | ganso (m); gensi (f) | gansans, gansa |
| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | genam, genama, gena | genen, gena nei |
| Second person | genes, gena jy | genowgh, gena hwei |
| Third person | ganjo (m), gans ev (m); genjy (f), gans hei (f) | ganjans, gans anjei |
| | Singular | Plural |
| First person | genef, genama | genen |
| Second person | genes | genowgh |
| Third person | ganso (m); gensy (f) | gansans, gansa |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “with”): hep, heb

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣɑns/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: gans
* Rhymes: -ɑns

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gans (alongside gōs, gās), from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans.

#### Noun

gans f (plural ganzen, diminutive gansje n)
* a goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae, especially of the subfamily Anserinae excepting the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba; in non-scientific usage the term may be applied to larger waterfowl of the Anatidae who do not belong to the Anserinae

##### Alternative forms

* goes (dialectal)

##### Derived terms

* boerengans
* brandgans
* Canadese gans
* domme gans
* dwerggans
* ekstergans
* ganzenbord
* ganzenlever
* ganzenpas
* ganzenvoet
* ganzeveer
* grauwe gans
* halfgans
* huisgans
* Indische gans
* nijlgans
* rietgans
* roestgans
* roodhalsgans
* Ross' gans
* rotgans
* sneeuwgans
* soepgans
* vetgans
* zeegans
* zwaangans
* zwarte gans

##### Related terms

* ganzerik

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: gans
** → Xhosa: urhanisi
** → Zulu: ihansi
* Jersey Dutch: xânz
* Negerhollands: gans
* → Lokono: kansa
* → Caribbean Hindustani: hans
* → Papiamentu: gans (dated)
* → Sranan Tongo: gansi
** → Aukan: gansi
** → Saramaccan: gánsi

### Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch gansch, gans, gands, gants, borrowed from Middle High German ganz, from Old High German, from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, entire”).

#### Determiner

gans
* (now chiefly Belgium, informal) whole, entire
    Synonyms: heel, geheel, volledig
    het ganse land ― the whole country
** 2022 March 10, Radionieuws (news bulletin; radio), Brussels, via VRT:Dus de onderzoeksrechter wordt geacht ook om objectief te zijn. Allez, we hebben al gezegd van, kijk, u moet ons garanderen dat wij op een objectieve manier dit onderzoek kunnen verder voeren; wij twijfelen daar ook aan. En door het feit dat nu opnieuw gans dienen boel gelekt wordt, ja dan denken wij van, kijk, wat gebeurt hier opnieuw?So the investigating judge is supposed to be objective too. Well, we already said, look, you have to guarantee us that we can continue this investigation in an objective way; we have our doubts about that. And because of the fact that now, once more, the whole thing is leaked to the press, well then, we think, look, what is going on here, yet again?

##### Usage notes

* Comes across as old-fashioned in most of the Netherlands. Still common, though mostly informal, in Belgium and Dutch Limburg.

##### Alternative forms

* (obsolete) gansch, gantsch

##### Derived terms

* van ganser harte

##### Descendants

* Negerhollands: gans

#### Adverb

gans
* entirely
    Synonyms: geheel, helemaal, volledig

##### Alternative forms

* gansch (obsolete)

### References

* ↑ Gans of heel – Taalunie

## Indonesian
### Etymology

ganteng + -s

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

gans
* (slang, text messaging) handsome

## Latvian
### Noun

gans m (1st declension, feminine form: gane)
* (male) shepherd

#### Declension
## Scots
### Verb

gans
* third-person singular simple present indicative form of gan

## Volapük
### Noun

gans
* nominative plural of gan