gæs

See also: gæs'

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛs/, [ɡ̊ɛs]

Noun

gæs c

1. plural indefinite of gås

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛas/, [ɡ̊ɛas]

Noun

gæs f

1. plural indefinite of gás

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. See also gás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /caiːs/

  Rhymes: -aiːs

Noun

gæs f ‎(genitive singular gæsar, nominative plural gæsir)

1. goose
2. hen (bride-to-be in the context of hen night festivities)

Declension

declension of gæs

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gæs	gæsin	gæsir	gæsirnar
accusative	gæs	gæsina	gæsir	gæsirnar
dative	gæs	gæsinni	gæsum	gæsunum
genitive	gæsar	gæsarinnar	gæsa	gæsanna

Derived terms

• gæsahúð
• grípa gæsina