kans

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English

Noun

kans

  1. plural of kan

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.

Cognate with French chance, English chance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑns/
  • Rhymes: -ɑns
  • audio:(file)

Noun

kans f (plural kansen, diminutive kansje n)

  1. chance
  2. opportunity
  3. (mathematics) probability

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: kans

Finnish

Adverb

kans

  1. (colloquial) also, too
    Mä voisin ostaa kans limun.
    I could buy a soda too.

Synonyms

Postposition

kans

  1. (colloquial) with

Synonyms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kans (“chance”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kans (first-person possessive kansku, second-person possessive kansmu, third-person possessive kansnya)

  1. (colloquial) chance.
    Synonyms: kesempatan, peluang

Further reading

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

  • (Bygdeå) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL.

Adjective

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  1. Cheerful, lively, brisk.
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