gantz

== Basque == === Etymology === Perhaps from gain (“top”) plus an obscure second element that can also be found in beltz, with the meaning of "on top of the meat". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡant͡s̻/ [ɡãnt͡s̻] Rhymes: -ants̻ Hyphenation: gantz === Noun === gantz inan animal fat, grease Synonym: koipe fat (of a person) Synonym: koipe lard Synonyms: koipe, gizen oil Synonyms: koipe, olio ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gantz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “gantz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Cimbrian == === Alternative forms === gåntz (Luserna) === Etymology === From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz, from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”). === Adjective === gantz (not comparable) (Sette Comuni) entire, whole intact (not castrated) ==== Declension ==== === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == German == === Adjective === gantz (strong nominative masculine singular gantzer, not comparable) obsolete spelling of ganz ==== Declension ====