"Gans" meaning in German

See Gans in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡans/, [ɡans], [ɡant͡s] (note: colloquial or non-careful speech) Audio: De-Gans.OGG , De-Gans2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Compare Low German Gans, Goos, Dutch gans, English goose, Danish gås. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gans}} Middle High German gans, {{inh|de|goh|gans}} Old High German gans, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gans}} Proto-West Germanic *gans, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*gans}} Proto-Germanic *gans, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*ǵʰh₂éns}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns, {{cog|nds|Gans}} Low German Gans, {{cog|nl|gans}} Dutch gans, {{cog|en|goose}} English goose, {{cog|da|gås}} Danish gås Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e|dim=^chen,^lein}} Gans f (genitive Gans, plural Gänse, diminutive Gänschen n or Gänslein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Gans [genitive], Gänse [plural], Gänschen [diminutive, neuter], Gänslein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gans [nominative, singular], Gänse [definite, nominative, plural], Gans [genitive, singular], Gänse [definite, genitive, plural], Gans [dative, singular], Gänsen [dative, definite, plural], Gans [accusative, singular], Gänse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. goose Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gans-de-noun-wtN90FdX
  2. (derogatory, for a female referent) hen; silly goose Tags: derogatory, feminine Categories (lifeform): Geese Hyponyms: Gänserich, Ganter, Gössel
    Sense id: en-Gans-de-noun-QfhokJcL Disambiguation of Geese: 35 65 Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Derived forms: Brandgans, Festtagsgans, Gansbraten, Gänsebraten, Gänsebrust, Gänseei, Gänsefeder, Gänsefett, Gänsefleisch, Gänseflügel, Gänsefuß, Gänsefüßchen, Gänsehals, Gänsehaut, Gänsekiel, Gänseklein, Gänseküken, Gänseleber, Gänsemarsch, Gänsewein, Gansfett, Gansleber, Graugans, Martinsgans, Weihnachtsgans, Wildgans

Inflected forms

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  "word": "Gans"
}

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