dans
See also: Dans, dåns, and dans'
English
Noun
dans
- plural of dan
Anagrams
- ANDs, DNAs, NADS, NDAs, and's, ands, nads, sand
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dans.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
dans (plural danse)
- dance
Verb
dans (present dans, present participle dans, past participle gedans)
- to dance
- 2016, “Sal Jy Met My Dans”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?, South Africa, performed by Kurt Darren:
- Sal jy met my dans?
- Will you dance with me?
-
Cornish
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [dans]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [dænz]
Noun
dans m (plural dens)
- tooth
References
- Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
- 2018, Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (2018 edition, p.31)
Danish
Alternative forms
- dands (obsolete)
Etymology
From French danse.
Noun
dans c (singular definite dansen, plural indefinite danse)
- a dance
Inflection
Declension of dans
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dans | dansen | danse | dansene |
| genitive | dans' | dansens | danses | dansenes |
Derived terms
- danser
- danserinde
Further reading
- “dans” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑns/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: dans
- Rhymes: -ɑns
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse or a deverbal from dansen.
Noun
dans m (plural dansen, diminutive dansje n)
- dance
Derived terms
- dansmaat
- danspas
- dansvloer
- de dans ontspringen
- dodendans
- klompendans
- koordans
- koorddans
- krijgsdans
- oorlogsdans
- overwinningsdans
- paardans
- paarddans
- parendans
- paringsdans
- regendans
- reidans
- stijldans
- stoelendans
- volksdans
- zwaarddans
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dans
- Berbice Creole Dutch: dansi
- Negerhollands: dans
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dans
- first-person singular present indicative of dansen
- imperative of dansen
Faroese
Noun
dans m
- accusative/genitive singular of dansur
French
Etymology 1
From Old French denz, from Late Latin dē intus, from Latin dē + intus, meaning "from inside" or "from within".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑ̃/, (before a vowel) /dɑ̃.z‿/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophones: dam, dams, dent, dents
Preposition
dans
- (literally, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
- vieillir dans la misère ― to grow old in poverty
- être dans l'infanterie ― to be in the infantry
- avoir quelque chose dans la bouche ― to have something in the mouth
- dans les circonstances d'une pandémie ― under the circumstances of a pandemic
- Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. ― He lives in the richest district of Paris.
- Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. ― He swims like a fish in the water.
- 1837, Viardot, Louis, chapter 1, in L'Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra:
- Dans une bourgade de la Manche, dont je ne veux pas me rappeler le nom, vivait, il n'y a pas longtemps, un hidalgo […]
- In a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not want to remember, lived, not long ago, an hidalgo […]
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) in, into (from outside, to inside)
- mettre l'argent dans la poche ― to put money into one's pocket
- Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris.
- Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris.
- in, within (a longer period of time)
- Je serai prêt dans une heure. ― I'll be ready in one hour.
- Il arrivera dans trois jours. ― He will arrive in three days.
- (with respect to time) during
- dans un temps donné ― during a given time
- dans ma jeunesse ― in my youth
- out of, from
- boire dans une tasse ― to drink from a cup
- Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. ― He takes the butter out of the fridge.
- (metonymically) in; in the works of
- le marxisme dans Sartre ― Marxism in the works of Sartre
- (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)
- dans les trentes kilos ― about thirty kilos
- dans les dix euros ― about ten euros
See also
- dedans
- en
Etymology 2
See dan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dan/
Noun
dans m
- plural of dan
Further reading
- “dans”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
French danse (“dance”).
Noun
dans
- dance
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tans/
Noun
dans m (genitive singular dans, nominative plural dansar)
- dance
Declension
declension of dans
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dans | dansinn | dansar | dansarnir |
| accusative | dans | dansinn | dansa | dansana |
| dative | dansi | dansinum | dönsum | dönsunum |
| genitive | dans | dansins | dansa | dansanna |
Related terms
- dansa
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of dō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dans/, [d̪ä̃ːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dans/, [d̪äns]
Participle
dāns (genitive dantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- giving
- offering, rendering
- yielding, conceding
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | dāns | dantēs | dantia | ||
| Genitive | dantis | dantium | |||
| Dative | dantī | dantibus | |||
| Accusative | dantem | dāns | dantēs dantīs | dantia | |
| Ablative | dante dantī1 | dantibus | |||
| Vocative | dāns | dantēs | dantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin dē intus (“from inside, from within”). Cognate with French dans.
Preposition
dans
- (Guernsey, Jersey) in
- 2013 March 1, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier, page 20:
- Dans les clios étout nou vait des tracteurs et des machinnes tandi qu'lé travas du fèrmyi r'prend san rhythme coumme tréjous.
- In the fields tractors and machines can be seen too as farm work picks up again as always.
-
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old French dance; and Old Norse dans.
Noun
dans m (definite singular dansen, indefinite plural danser, definite plural dansene)
- a dance
- dancing
Derived terms
- dansegulv, dansegolv
- folkedans
- magedans
Related terms
- danse
- danser
- danserinne
Verb
dans
- imperative of danse
References
- “dans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old French dance; and Old Norse dans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑns/
Noun
dans m (definite singular dansen, indefinite plural dansar, definite plural dansane)
- a dance
Derived terms
- dansegolv
- folkedans
Related terms
- dansar
Verb
dans
- imperative of dansa
Further reading
- “dans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French danse.
Noun
dans n (plural dansuri)
- dance
Declension
Declension of dans
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) dans | dansul | (niște) dansuri | dansurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) dans | dansului | (unor) dansuri | dansurilor |
| vocative | dansule | dansurilor | ||
Alternative forms
- danț
Related terms
- dansa
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
dans c
- dance
Declension
| Declension of dans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dans | dansen | danser | danserna |
| Genitive | dans | dansens | dansers | dansernas |
Related terms
- dansa
- dansare
Further reading
- dans in Svensk ordbok.
- dans in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Anagrams
- ands, sand
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دانس (dans), from French danse. First attested in 1869.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑns/
Noun
dans (definite accusative dansı, plural danslar)
- dance (movements to music)
Declension
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| Definite accusative | dansı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dative | dansa | danslara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | dansta | danslarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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