English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ans

  1. plural of an

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ans

  1. Abbreviation of answer.

Verb

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ans

  1. Abbreviation of answer.
    • 1979 February 3, Billy Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 14:
      GWM, release July 79, would like to hear from sincere gays. I will ans all letters.

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • oans (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From the numeral aans.

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Pronoun

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ans n

  1. one

See also

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Declension of a
m n f
nominative a (determiner)
ana (pronoun)
a (determiner)
ans (pronoun)
a (determiner)
ane (pronoun)
accusative an
dative am ana
  • a (a, article)

Catalan

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Adverb

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ans

  1. (formal) rather, before
    ans al contrari
    on the contrary
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Further reading

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Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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ans

  1. plural of an

French

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Noun

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ans m pl

  1. plural of an
    Suzanne a deux ans de plus que moi.[1]Suzanne is two years older than me.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Contraction of an + das

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Contraction

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ans (+ optionally: adjective in accusative case + neuter noun in accusative case)

  1. an + das, on(to) the, to the

Gothic

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Romanization

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ans

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐍃

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ansa.

Noun

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ans n (genitive singular ans, nominative plural öns)

  1. (rare) an answer
    Synonym: svar (n)

Declension

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Declension of ans (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ans ansið öns önsin
accusative ans ansið öns önsin
dative ansi ansinu önsum önsunum
genitive ans ansins ansa ansanna
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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “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

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Noun

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ans

  1. plural of an

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ansu, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz.

Noun

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ans m

  1. deity, god

Old Occitan

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Noun

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ans m pl

  1. nominative plural of an
  2. oblique singular of an

Volapük

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Pronoun

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ans

  1. some people