dans

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English

Noun

dans

1. plural of dan

Anagrams

• ANDs, dnas, nads, NADS, NDAs, NASD, and's, DNAs, NSDA, sand, ands

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dans.

Pronunciation

Noun

dans (plural danse)

1. dance

Verb

dans (present dans, present participle dans, past participle gedans)

1. to dance

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [dans]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [dænz]

Noun

dans m (plural dens)

1. tooth

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 31

Danish

Alternative forms

• dands (obsolete)

Etymology

From French danse.

Noun

dans c (singular definite dansen, plural indefinite danse)

1. a dance

Inflection

Derived terms

• danser
• danserinde

Further reading

• “dans” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑns/
• 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)

1. dance

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dans
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dansi
• Negerhollands: dans

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dans

1. inflection of dansen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Faroese

Noun

dans m

1. accusative/genitive singular of dansur

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French denz, from Vulgar Latin dē intus, from Latin dē + intus, meaning "from inside" or "from within".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑ̃/, (before a vowel) /dɑ̃.z‿/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃
• Homophones: dent, dents (general), dam, dams (dated)

Preposition

dans

1. (literal, 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.
2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)

3. 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.

4. (with respect to time) during

   dans un temps donné ― during a given time

   dans ma jeunesse ― in my youth

5. 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.

6. (metonymically) in; in the works of

   le marxisme dans Sartre ― Marxism in the works of Sartre

7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)

   dans les trentes kilos ― about thirty kilos

   dans les dix euros ― about ten euros

Usage notes

For certain large subdivisions, particularly masculine US states, dans l' or dans le may be used to show direction towards a certain place instead of en or au.

See also

• dedans
• en

Etymology 2

See dan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dans m

1. plural of dan

References

Further reading

• “dans”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French danse (“dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dãs/

Noun

dans

1. dance

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tans/

Noun

dans m (genitive singular dans, nominative plural dansar)

1. dance

Declension

Related terms

• dansa

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dans/, [d̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dans/, [d̪äns]

Participle

dāns (genitive dantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. giving
2. offering, rendering
3. yielding, conceding

Declension

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin dē intus (“from inside, from within”). Cognate with French dans.

Preposition

dans

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) in

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dans and Old French dancier.

Noun

dans m (definite singular dansen, indefinite plural danser, definite plural dansene)

1. a dance
2. dancing

Derived terms

• dansegulv, dansegolv
• folkedans
• magedans

Related terms

• danse
• danser
• danserinne

Etymology 2

Verb

dans

1. 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)

1. a dance

Derived terms

• dansegolv
• folkedans

Related terms

• dansar

Verb

dans

1. imperative of dansa

Further reading

• “dans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French danse.

Noun

dans n (plural dansuri)

1. dance

Declension

Alternative forms

• danț

Related terms

• dansa

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

dans c

1. dance (dancing)
2. a dance (type of dance)
3. a dance (social gathering with dancing)

Declension

Derived terms

• gå som en dans

Related terms

• dansa
• dansare
• dansös

Noun

dans

1. (colloquial) definite genitive singular of dag

References

• dans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• 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)

1. dance (movements to music)

Declension