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ons

See also: öns, -ons, Ons, and ONS

English

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Verb

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ons

  1. (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of on

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

Pronoun

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ons

  1. we (subject)
    Ons is ’n familie.
    We are a family.
  2. us (object)

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Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive determiner possessive pronoun
singular 1st ek my myne
2nd jy jou joune
2nd, formal u u s’n
3rd, masc hy hom sy syne
3rd, fem sy haar hare
3rd, neut dit sy syne
plural 1st ons ons s’n
2nd julle / jul1 julle s’n
3rd hulle / hul1 hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Etymology 2

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From Dutch ons, inflected onze, from Middle Dutch onse, from Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Alternative forms

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Determiner

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ons

  1. our
    • 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:
      Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika.
      Rises the voice of our beloved, of our country South Africa.

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Afrikaans personal pronouns
subjective objective possessive determiner possessive pronoun
singular 1st ek my myne
2nd jy jou joune
2nd, formal u u s’n
3rd, masc hy hom sy syne
3rd, fem sy haar hare
3rd, neut dit sy syne
plural 1st ons ons s’n
2nd julle / jul1 julle s’n
3rd hulle / hul1 hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Etymology 3

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia.

Noun

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ons

  1. ounce (unit of measurement)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔns

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

Pronoun

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ons (personal)

  1. us (objective form of wij or we)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.
    Give us today our daily bread.
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: ons
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
  • Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
  • Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ons

Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

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ons (dependent possessive, independent possessive onze, inflected form onze)

  1. our (neuter)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood. ― Give us our daily bread
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Only used with singular neuter nouns in dependent clauses; onze is used in all other situations as an independent possessive as well as with male and female nouns.

Inflection
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Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive genitive5
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me mijner, mijns
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich uwer, uws
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.
3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). 		5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural.

Etymology 3

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From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]

Noun

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ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)

  1. metric ounce (100 grams)
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Prior to the law of 1820 that introduced the metric system in what then united both the Netherlands and Belgium a variety of measures ranging around ca 30 grams were known by this name. The law of 1820 attributed the name to the hectogram of 100 grams. In 1937 the IJkwet of the Netherlands officially abolished the term, but it is still commonly used.

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Descendants
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  • → Caribbean Javanese: os
  • → Papiamentu: òns

References

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  1. ^ Etymologiebank (Dutch)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]

Noun

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ons (first-person possessive onsku, second-person possessive onsmu, third-person possessive onsnya)

  1. metric ounce (100 grams)

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  1. ^ Etymologiebank (Dutch)

Middle Dutch

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. accusative/dative of wi

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Middle English

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Adverb

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ons

  1. Alternative form of ones

Plautdietsch

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. (personal) oblique of wie; us
  2. (possessive) our

Samogitian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ).

Pronoun

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ons (feminine counterpart ana)

  1. third-person masculine singular pronoun: he

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  • “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė‎[1] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 21: “Ons — jis”

Swedish

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Noun

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ons

  1. indefinite genitive plural of o

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French once.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈons/
  • Hyphenation: ons

Noun

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ons (definite accusative onsu, plural onslar)

  1. ounce

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Volapük

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. (nominative plural of on) they (neuter or of mixed or unspecified gender)
    • 1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:
      If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.
      If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.
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