gås

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Contents 1 Danish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Swedish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰáns (“‘goose’”).

Cognate with Dutch gans, English goose, Faroese gás, German Gans, Icelandic gæs, Norwegian gås and Swedish gås.

[edit] Noun

gås c. (singular definite gåsen, plural indefinite gæs)

1. goose

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

Old Norse gæs, cognate with English goose, German Gans etc.

[edit] Noun

gås

1. goose

[edit] Derived terms

• gåsehud

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

Old Norse gæs, cognate with English goose, German Gans etc.

[edit] Noun

Inflection for gås	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	gås	gåsen	gäss	gässen
Possessive form	gås	gåsens	gäss	gässens

1. goose

[edit] Derived terms

• gåsapåg
• gåshud
• gåskarl
• gässling
• Mårtensgås