anser

See also Anser

French

Etymology

From anse (“handle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ̃.se/

Verb

anser

1. (transitive) to fix a handle (to)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of anser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		anser			avoir ansé
gerund		en ansant			en ayant ansé
present participle		ansant
past participle		ansé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	anse	anses	anse	ansons	ansez	ansent
	imperfect	ansais	ansais	ansait	ansions	ansiez	ansaient
	past historic1	ansai	ansas	ansa	ansâmes	ansâtes	ansèrent
	future	anserai	anseras	ansera	anserons	anserez	anseront
	conditional	anserais	anserais	anserait	anserions	anseriez	anseraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	anse	anses	anse	ansions	ansiez	ansent
	imperfect1	ansasse	ansasses	ansât	ansassions	ansassiez	ansassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	anse	—	ansons	ansez	—
1literary tenses

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Latin

anser (a goose)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognates include Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa), Greek χήν (khēn), and Old English gōs (English goose).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈan.ser/

Noun

anser (genitive anseris); m, third declension

1. goose

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	anser	anserēs
genitive	anseris	anserum
dative	anserī	anseribus
accusative	anserem	anserēs
ablative	ansere	anseribus
vocative	anser	anserēs

Derived terms

• anser masculus
• anserīnus

Related terms

• anserculus
• anserīnus

Descendants

• Old Portuguese: anssar
• Spanish: ánsar
• Translingual: Anser

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Swedish

Verb

anser

1. present tense of anse.