-ans

== English == === Suffix === -ans plural of -an === Anagrams === -san, NAS, NAs, NSA, SAN, SAn, SNA, San, san == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈans] === Suffix === -ans masculine plural of -à == Cornish == === Etymology === From English -ance. === Suffix === -ans m (plural -ansow) -ance, -ence, -ation, -ment – Added to verbs to form nouns ‎performya (“perform”) + ‎-ans → ‎performyans (“performance”) ‎sesya (“annex”) + ‎-ans → ‎sesyans (“annexation”) ‎governa (“govern”) + ‎-ans → ‎governans (“government”) ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Latin -ans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ans/, [ant͡s], [ans] Homophone: -anz (except in very careful speech) === Suffix === -ans n (genitive -ans, plural -anzien) (rare) -ant; used in Latin words of learned use which refer to things, often substances ‎stimulieren (“to stimulate”) + ‎-ans → ‎Stimulans (“stimulant, stimulating substance”) ==== Usage notes ==== Often confused with homophonous and far commoner -anz. However, the distinction is clear based on the word's gender and plural. Those in -anz are feminine and make -anzen in the plural, while those in -ans are neuter and make -anzien (also spelt -antien) or (highly learned) -antia. ==== Related terms ==== -ens == Latin == === Etymology === Rebracketing of forms such as narrāns (stem narrā- + suffix -ns). === Suffix === -āns Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; see -ns. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. == Malay == === Etymology === From English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, -ance, from Anglo-Norman -aunce and continental Old French -ance, from Latin -antia, -entia. === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): [-əns] (Literary Standard) IPA(key): [-ans] Hyphenation: -ans === Suffix === -ans (Jawi spelling -ن‌‌س) (unproductive) -ance. ambulans ― ambulance insurans ― insurance varians ― variance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Middle English == === Suffix === -ans alternative form of -aunce == Walloon == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ã/ === Suffix === -ans a suffix denoting the first-person plural present indicative form of a verb