Goos

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See also: goos and Göös

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch and German Goos.

Proper noun

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Goos (plural Gooses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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

Further reading

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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  • (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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Goos f (plural Göös or Göös' or Geus)

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

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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

Klamath-Modoc

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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Goos

  1. ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa)
  2. tree

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