Goos

See also: goos and Göös

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Goos.

Proper noun

Goos (plural Gooses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goos is the 37029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Goos is most common among White (95.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian) Gans
• (in some other dialects, including Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch) Gaus (plural Gäus')
• (in some other dialects, including Münsterländisch, Ravensbergisch) Gaus
• Gos

Etymology

From Middle Low German gôs, gâs, gûs, from Old Saxon gās, gōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

Cognates

Compare Dutch gans, German Gans, English goose, West Frisian goes, Danish gås.

Noun

Goos f (plural Göös or Göös' or Geus')

1. (in several dialects) a (female) goose

Antonyms

• Ganter (male goose)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Goosbloom
• Goosbraad
• Goosfett
• Gooshöder
• Spickgoos

See also

• Spickborst
• Gössel
• kiejacken

• Plautdietsch: Gauns

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)