ans
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Symbol ===
ans
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anserma.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Anserma terms
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
(General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈænz/
==== Noun ====
ans
plural of an
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Alternative forms ====
ans.
==== Pronunciation ====
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈæns/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːns/
==== Noun ====
ans
Abbreviation of answer.
==== Verb ====
ans
Abbreviation of answer.
=== Anagrams ===
-san, NAS, NAs, NSA, SAN, SAn, SNA, San, san
== Bavarian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
oans (West Central Bavarian)
=== Etymology ===
From the numeral aans.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˑns/, [ɑːns]
=== Pronoun ===
ans n
one
==== See also ====
a (“a”, article)
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈans]
=== Adverb ===
ans
(formal) before, in a previous time
Synonym: abans
Ans teníem terres i ens guanyàvem bé la vida. ― We used to have land and made a good living.
=== Conjunction ===
ans
(formal) but rather, but
Synonym: sinó que
No m'ho va explicar, ans jo era allà quan va succeir. ― He didn't explain it to me, since I was there when it happened.
I no permeteu que nosaltres caiguem en la temptació, ans deslliureu-nos de qualsevol mal. ― And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
ans el contrari ― on the contrary
=== Further reading ===
“ans”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“ans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“ans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ans”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Franco-Provençal ==
=== Noun ===
ans
plural of an
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑ̃/
Homophones: an, en
=== Noun ===
ans m pl
plural of an
Suzanne a deux ans de plus que moi. ― Suzanne is two years older than me.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
san
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ans/
=== Contraction ===
ans
contraction of an (“on(to)”) + das (“the”)
== Gothic ==
=== Romanization ===
ans
romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐍃
== Icelandic ==
=== Alternative forms ===
anz (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From ansa.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈans]
=== Noun ===
ans n (genitive singular ans, nominative plural öns)
(rare) an answer
Synonym: svar (n)
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
ansa
=== References ===
Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ans”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “ans”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
== Occitan ==
=== Noun ===
ans
plural of an
== Old High German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-West Germanic *ansu, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈans/
Rhymes: -ans
=== Noun ===
ans m
(in compounds) deity, god
== Old Occitan ==
=== Noun ===
ans m pl
nominative plural of an
oblique singular of an
== Volapük ==
=== Pronoun ===
ans
some people