ans
See also: ANS, äns, åns, Åns, ans., and -áns
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈænz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
ans
- plural of an
Alternative forms
- ans.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːns/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
ans
- Abbreviation of answer.
Anagrams
- -san, NAS, NAs, NSA, SAN, SAn, SNA, San, san
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈans/
Adverb
ans
- (formal) rather, before
- ans al contrari
- on the contrary
- ans al contrari
Related terms
- abans
Further reading
- “ans” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ans”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “ans” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ans” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
ans m pl
- plural of an
Anagrams
- san
German
Alternative forms
- an's
Etymology
Contraction of an + das
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Contraction
ans (+ optionally: adjective in accusative case + neuter noun in accusative case)
- an + das, on(to) the, to the
Gothic
Romanization
ans
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐍃
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) anz
Noun
ans f
- (rare) an answer
Synonyms
- (an answer): svar n
Derived terms
- ansa
Occitan
Noun
ans
- plural of an
Old Occitan
Noun
ans m pl
- nominative plural of an
- oblique singular of an
Volapük
Pronoun
ans
- some people