hans

hans

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of hans in English

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

  1. genitive of han (his)
    Bogen er hans.The book is his.
    Det er hans bog.It is his book.

Declension

Faroese

Pronoun

hans

  1. archaic genitive of hann (his)

Declension

Icelandic

Pronoun

hans

  1. (personal) genitive of hann; his

Declension

Latvian

Noun

hans m (1st declension)

  1. khan

Declension

Norman

Noun

hans

  1. plural of han

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hans

  1. 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

  1. possessive of han; his; belonging to him
  2. 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)

  1. clipping of hansel.

Etymology 3

From the verb hanse.

Noun

hans m (definite singular hansen, uncountable)

  1. (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

  1. genitive singular of hann

Portuguese

Noun

hans m

  1. plural of han

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • hanß (archaic)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hans

  1. (personal pronoun): his
    Boken är hans.The book is his.
    Det är hans bok.It is his book.

Declension

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