ansa

See also: ANSA and anså

English

Etymology

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

Noun

ansa (plural ansae)

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

Translations

most protruding part of planetary rings

• Irish: ansa m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• ANAs, NASA, Naas, Nasa, Saan, anas

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Finnish

Etymology

From (compare Estonian aas), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Old Prussian ansis (“hook, latch”), Latvian osa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (compare Latin ānsa (“handle”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): an‧sa

Noun

ansa

1. A trap
2. A booby trap

Declension

Inflection of ansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		ansa	ansat
genitive		ansan	ansojen
partitive		ansaa	ansoja
illative		ansaan	ansoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ansa	ansat
accusative	nom.	ansa	ansat
	gen.	ansan
genitive		ansan	ansojen ansainrare
partitive		ansaa	ansoja
inessive		ansassa	ansoissa
elative		ansasta	ansoista
illative		ansaan	ansoihin
adessive		ansalla	ansoilla
ablative		ansalta	ansoilta
allative		ansalle	ansoille
essive		ansana	ansoina
translative		ansaksi	ansoiksi
abessive		ansatta	ansoitta
instructive		—	ansoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ansani ansani accusative nom. ansani ansani gen. ansani genitive ansani ansojeni ansainirare partitive ansaani ansojani inessive ansassani ansoissani elative ansastani ansoistani illative ansaani ansoihini adessive ansallani ansoillani ablative ansaltani ansoiltani allative ansalleni ansoilleni essive ansanani ansoinani translative ansakseni ansoikseni abessive ansattani ansoittani instructive — — comitative — ansoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ansasi ansasi accusative nom. ansasi ansasi gen. ansasi genitive ansasi ansojesi ansaisirare partitive ansaasi ansojasi inessive ansassasi ansoissasi elative ansastasi ansoistasi illative ansaasi ansoihisi adessive ansallasi ansoillasi ablative ansaltasi ansoiltasi allative ansallesi ansoillesi essive ansanasi ansoinasi translative ansaksesi ansoiksesi abessive ansattasi ansoittasi instructive — — comitative — ansoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ansamme ansamme accusative nom. ansamme ansamme gen. ansamme genitive ansamme ansojemme ansaimmerare partitive ansaamme ansojamme inessive ansassamme ansoissamme elative ansastamme ansoistamme illative ansaamme ansoihimme adessive ansallamme ansoillamme ablative ansaltamme ansoiltamme allative ansallemme ansoillemme essive ansanamme ansoinamme translative ansaksemme ansoiksemme abessive ansattamme ansoittamme instructive — — comitative — ansoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ansanne ansanne accusative nom. ansanne ansanne gen. ansanne genitive ansanne ansojenne ansainnerare partitive ansaanne ansojanne inessive ansassanne ansoissanne elative ansastanne ansoistanne illative ansaanne ansoihinne adessive ansallanne ansoillanne ablative ansaltanne ansoiltanne allative ansallenne ansoillenne essive ansananne ansoinanne translative ansaksenne ansoiksenne abessive ansattanne ansoittanne instructive — — comitative — ansoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ansansa ansansa accusative nom. ansansa ansansa gen. ansansa genitive ansansa ansojensa ansainsarare partitive ansaansa ansojaan ansojansa inessive ansassaan ansassansa ansoissaan ansoissansa elative ansastaan ansastansa ansoistaan ansoistansa illative ansaansa ansoihinsa adessive ansallaan ansallansa ansoillaan ansoillansa ablative ansaltaan ansaltansa ansoiltaan ansoiltansa allative ansalleen ansallensa ansoilleen ansoillensa essive ansanaan ansanansa ansoinaan ansoinansa translative ansakseen ansaksensa ansoikseen ansoiksensa abessive ansattaan ansattansa ansoittaan ansoittansa instructive — — comitative — ansoineen ansoinensa

Derived terms

• ansoittaa
• ansoittaja

Anagrams

• saan, sana

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sa/

Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular past historic of anser

Anagrams

• sana

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese asa. Cognates with Kabuverdianu aza.

Noun

ansa

1. wing

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Iban

Etymology

From Malay angsa.

Noun

ansa

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse anza.

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) anza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈansa/
• Rhymes: -ansa

Verb

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

1. to answer, to reply
2. to pay heed to

Conjugation

ansa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að ansa
supine (sagnbót)		ansað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		ansandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ansa	við önsum	present (nútíð)	ég ansi	við önsum
	þú ansar	þið ansið		þú ansir	þið ansið
	hann, hún, það ansar	þeir, þær, þau ansa		hann, hún, það ansi	þeir, þær, þau ansi
past (þátíð)	ég ansaði	við önsuðum	past (þátíð)	ég ansaði	við önsuðum
	þú ansaðir	þið önsuðuð		þú ansaðir	þið önsuðuð
	hann, hún, það ansaði	þeir, þær, þau önsuðu		hann, hún, það ansaði	þeir, þær, þau önsuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	ansa (þú)	ansið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	ansaðu	ansiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms

• (answer): svara
• (pay heed to): gegna, sinna

Derived terms

• ans

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Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ansa

1. dearest, most beloved

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ansa

1. (literary) difficult

Etymology 3

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

Noun

ansa m (genitive singular ansa, nominative plural ansaí)

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ansa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ansa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ansa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Italian

Etymology

Directly from Latin ansa.

Noun

ansa f (plural anse)

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

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (“handle”), from *h₂em- (“to grasp”). See also amplus and ampla (“handle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/, [ˈä̃ːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/, [ˈänsä]

Noun

ānsa f (genitive ānsae); first declension

1. handle
2. tiller (handle of the rudder)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ānsa	ānsae
Genitive	ānsae	ānsārum
Dative	ānsae	ānsīs
Accusative	ānsam	ānsās
Ablative	ānsā	ānsīs
Vocative	ānsa	ānsae

Descendants

• Catalan: nansa
• French: anse
• Galician: asa, aza
• Italian: ansa
• Portuguese: asa
• Spanish: asa

Further reading

• “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ansa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• ansa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give occasion for blame; to challenge criticism: ansas dare ad reprehendum, reprehensionis
    
  • to contain, afford matter for criticism: ansam habere reprehensionis
    
• “ansa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

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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 ansa/ans)

1. notice, pay attention to

   Eg ansa deg ikkje.

   I didn't notice you.

Synonyms

• (notice): ensa, ense

References

• “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ansa f

1. resentment, animosity, ill will

   Synonyms: uraza, niechęć, pretensja

Declension

Declension of ansa

	singular	plural
nominative	ansa	anse/ansy
genitive	ansy	ans
dative	ansie	ansom
accusative	ansę	anse/ansy
instrumental	ansą	ansami
locative	ansie	ansach
vocative	anso	anse/ansy

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Swedish

Verb

ansa (present ansar, preterite ansade, supine ansat, imperative ansa)

1. to prune (to trim a tree or shrub)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ansa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ansa		ansas
Supine	ansat		ansats
Imperative	ansa		—
Imper. plural1	ansen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ansar	ansade	ansas	ansades
Ind. plural1	ansa	ansade	ansas	ansades
Subjunctive2	anse	ansade	anses	ansades
	Participles
Present participle	ansande
Past participle	ansad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• anas, nasa

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English answer.

Noun

ansa

1. answer