ansa

English

Etymology

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

Noun

ansa (plural ansae)

1. (astronomy) the most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from distance

Translations

most protruding part of planetary rings

• Irish: ansa (ga) m

Anagrams

• NASA, Saan

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Finnish

(index an)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɑnsɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation: an‧sa

Noun

ansa

1. A trap
2. A booby trap

Declension

Declension of ansa (type kala) singular plural nominative ansa ansat genitive ansan ansojen ansain1 partitive ansaa ansoja accusative ansa ansan ansat inessive ansassa ansoissa elative ansasta ansoista illative ansaan ansoihin adessive ansalla ansoilla ablative ansalta ansoilta allative ansalle ansoille essive ansana ansoina translative ansaksi ansoiksi instructive – ansoin abessive ansatta ansoitta comitative – ansoineen 1) Rare.

Derived terms

• ansoittaa
• ansoittaja

Anagrams

• saan, sana

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ̃.sa/

Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular past historic of anser

Anagrams

• sana

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Iban

Etymology

From Malay angsa, from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Noun

ansa

1. goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) anza

Etymology

Once written as anza, but then changed into ansa when the letter 'z' was eliminated from Icelandic. From anz (“answer”) and -a (“turns nouns into verbs”). Literally meaning "to answer".

Verb

ansa weak verb (third person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað)

1. to answer, to reply ^syn.

Synonyms

• (answer): ^def. svara

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Irish

Noun

ansa m

1. (astronomy) ansa

Declension

Declension of ansa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ansa ansaí Vocative a ansa a ansaí Genitive ansa ansaí Dative ansa ansaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ansa na hansaí Genitive an ansa na n-ansaí Dative leis an ansa don ansa leis na hansaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ansa	n-ansa	hansa	t-ansa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Noun

ansa f (plural anse)

1. handle
2. curve or bend (in a river)
3. loop

Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular present indicative of ansare
2. second-person singular imperative of ansare

Anagrams

• ANAS, sana

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Latin

Noun

ansa (genitive ansae); f, first declension

1. handle
2. tiller

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ansa	ansae
genitive	ansae	ansārum
dative	ansae	ansīs
accusative	ansam	ansās
ablative	ansā	ansīs
vocative	ansa	ansae

Descendants

• Portuguese: asa
• Spanish: asa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• anse (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse ansa, anza.

Verb

ansa (present tense ansar; past tense ansa; past participle ansa; passive infinitive ansast; present participle ansande; imperative ans/ansa)

1. notice, pay attention to

   Eg ansa deg ikkje.

   I didn't notice you.

Synonyms

• (notice): ensa, ense

References

• “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Swedish

Verb

ansa

1. prune (trim a tree or shrub)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ansa

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ansa	ansas
Present tense	ansar	ansas
Past tense	ansade	ansades
Supine	ansat	ansats
Imperative	ansa	—
Present participle	ansande
Past participle	ansad