dansen

Catalan

Verb

dansen

1. third-person plural present indicative of dansar

Danish

Noun

dansen

1. definite singular of dans

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑnsə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dan‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɑnsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French danc(i)er.

Verb

dansen

1. (intransitive) to dance

Conjugation

Conjugation of dansen (weak)
infinitive	dansen
past singular	danste
past participle	gedanst
infinitive	dansen
gerund	dansen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dans	danste
2nd person sing. (jij)	danst, dans2	danste
2nd person sing. (u)	danst	danste
2nd person sing. (gij)	danst	danste
3rd person singular	danst	danste
plural	dansen	dansten
subjunctive sing.1	danse	danste
subjunctive plur.1	dansen	dansten
imperative sing.	dans
imperative plur.1	danst
participles	dansend	gedanst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afdansen
• dansbaar
• dansbeer
• danser
• dansfeest
• danshuis
• dansmarieke
• danspaar
• dansplaat
• dansschool
• dansstudio
• dansvee
• danszaal
• dansziek
• meedansen
• naar iemands pijpen dansen
• ronddansen
• verdansen
• voordansen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: dans
• → Indonesian: dansa
  • → Petjo: dansa
• → Sranan Tongo: dansie
  • → Caribbean Javanese: dangsi, dhangsi, dansah, dansi, dhansi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dansen

1. plural of dans

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• danzen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French danc(i)er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdansən/

Verb

dansen

1. to dance (around)

Inflection

Conjugation of dansen (weak)

infinitive	base form	dansen
	genitive	dansens
	dative	dansene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		danse	—		danse	—
2nd person singular		dans, danses	—		dans, danses	—
3rd person singular		danst, danset	—		danse	—
1st person plural		dansen	—		dansen	—
2nd person plural		danst, danset	—		danst, danset	—
3rd person plural		dansen	—		dansen	—
		imperative
singular		dans, danse
plural		danst, danset
		present	past
participle		dansende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: dansen
• Limburgish: danse
• → Middle High German: tanzen
  • Bavarian: tånzn
  • Cimbrian: tåntzan
  • German: tanzen
  • Luxembourgish: danzen
  • Vilamovian: tanca
  • Yiddish: טאַנצן (tantsn)

Further reading

• “dansen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dansen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dansen m

1. definite singular of dans

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dansen m

1. definite singular of dans

Swedish

Noun

dansen

1. definite singular of dans

Anagrams

• Dannes, andens, sanden