English Online Dictionary. What means hans? What does hans mean?
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hans, the genitive of hann (“he”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hans/, [hæns]
Pronoun
hans
- genitive of han (“his”)
- Bogen er hans. ― The book is his.
- Det er hans bog. ― It is his book.
Declension
Faroese
Pronoun
hans
- archaic genitive of hann (“his”)
Declension
Icelandic
Pronoun
hans
- (personal) genitive of hann; his
Declension
Latvian
Noun
hans m (1st declension)
- khan
Declension
Norman
Noun
hans
- plural of han
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hans
- possessive of han; his
References
- “hans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- hass (dialectal)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑns/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hans, genitive of hann (“he”).
Determiner
hans
- possessive of han; his; belonging to him
- of (expressing possession or association)
Usage notes
- As with the han, hans is not used only with masculine persons, but also with masculine nouns. The same cannot be said for the sense expressing possession or association, used more like a preposition.
- When applied after a noun, the noun should always be in its definite form. This is by far the most normal way in which hans is used. Some familial terms are exempt, but not excluded. These are bror, far, and mor, though occasionally also dotter and syster.
- Though not as common, hans may also come preceding a nominal phrase. This is usually done for emphasis or for phrases that might be considered more "fixed". In these cases, the noun should be in its appropriate indefinite form. The phrase itself must still be considered definite though, and as such, adjectives still inflected in their definite forms.
Synonyms
- (expressing possession or association): til (preposition) (used irrespective of gender of possessor)
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
hans m (definite singular hansen, indefinite plural hansar, definite plural hansane)
- clipping of hansel.
Etymology 3
From the verb hanse.
Noun
hans m (definite singular hansen, uncountable)
- (historical, nautical, collective) a feast or a set of gifts which a sailor was expected to provide his fellow crewmen upon the return of his first voyage.
References
- “hans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “han” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- Hans
Old Norse
Pronoun
hans
- genitive singular of hann
Portuguese
Noun
hans m
- plural of han
Swedish
Alternative forms
- hanß (archaic)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hans
- (personal pronoun): his
- Boken är hans. ― The book is his.
- Det är hans bok. ― It is his book.