"-ans" meaning in German

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Suffix

IPA: /ans/, [ant͡s], [ans] Forms: -ans [genitive], -anzien [plural]
Etymology: From Latin -ans. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|-ans}} Latin -ans Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|genitive|-ans|plural|-anzien|g=n}} -ans n (genitive -ans, plural -anzien)
  1. (rare) -ant; used in Latin words of learned use which refer to things, often substances Tags: morpheme, neuter, rare Related terms: -ens
    Sense id: en--ans-de-suffix-xKs0931y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin -ans.",
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