kans
English edit
Noun edit
kans
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Etymology edit
From Dutch kans, from Middle Dutch canse, from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kans (plural kanse, diminutive kansie)
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Old Northern French caance (compare central cheance), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadere (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice. Doublet with and cadans, cadens and sjans. Cognate with French chance, English chance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kans f (plural kansen, diminutive kansje n)
Derived terms edit
- buitenkans
- kansdichtheid
- kansfunctie
- kansloos
- kansmatrix
- kansrekening
- kansspel
- kansverdeling
- trefkans
Descendants edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of kanssa.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
kans
- (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“also”)
- Mä voisin ostaa kans limun.
- I could buy a soda too.
Postposition edit
kans
- (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“with”)
- Tuutsä illalla juhliin mun kans?
- Are you coming to the party with me tonight?'
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French edit
Noun edit
kans
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kans (“chance”), from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kans (first-person possessive kansku, second-person possessive kansmu, third-person possessive kansnya)
- (colloquial, uncommon) chance.
- Synonyms: kesempatan, peluang
Further reading edit
- “kans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kanci. Cognates include Finnish kansi and Estonian kaas.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑns/, [ˈkɑnz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑns/, [ˈkɑnʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑns
- Hyphenation: kans
- Homophone: kansa
Noun edit
kans
Declension edit
Declension of kans (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kans | kannet |
genitive | kannen | kansiin, kansiloin |
partitive | kantta | kansia, kansiloja |
illative | kantee | kansii, kansiloihe |
inessive | kannees | kansiis, kansilois |
elative | kannest | kansist, kansiloist |
allative | kannelle | kansille, kansiloille |
adessive | kanneel | kansiil, kansiloil |
ablative | kannelt | kansilt, kansiloilt |
translative | kanneks | kansiks, kansiloiks |
essive | kanteenna, kanteen | kansiinna, kansiloinna, kansiin, kansiloin |
exessive1) | kantent | kansint, kansiloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
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References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 132