ons
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]ons
- (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of on
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.
Pronoun
[edit]ons
See also
[edit]subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
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singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. |
Etymology 2
[edit]From Dutch ons, inflected onze, from Middle Dutch onse, from Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Alternative forms
[edit]- onse (archaic)
Determiner
[edit]ons
- our
- 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:
- Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika.
- Rises the voice of our beloved, of our country South Africa.
See also
[edit]subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
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singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. |
Etymology 3
[edit]From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia.
Noun
[edit]ons
- ounce (unit of measurement)
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.
Pronoun
[edit]ons (personal)
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: ons
- Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
- Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
- Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
- Skepi Creole Dutch: ons
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Determiner
[edit]ons (dependent possessive, inflected form onze, independent possessive onze)
Usage notes
[edit]- Ons is the only possessive determiner in contemporary Dutch that inflects for gender and number. It becomes onze before masculines, feminines and all plurals.
- As an independent possessive pronoun it becomes de/het onze as well, but this in line with the general rules (cf. mijne, jouwe etc.).
Inflection
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]
Noun
[edit]ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)
- metric ounce (100 grams)
Usage notes
[edit]Prior to the law of 1820 that introduced the metric system in what then united both the Netherlands and Belgium a variety of measures ranging around ca 30 grams were known by this name. The law of 1820 attributed the name to the hectogram of 100 grams. In 1937 the IJkwet of the Netherlands officially abolished the term, but it is still commonly used.
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[edit]References
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]
Noun
[edit]ons (first-person possessive onsku, second-person possessive onsmu, third-person possessive onsnya)
- metric ounce (100 grams)
References
[edit]Middle Dutch
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ons
- accusative/dative of wi
Descendants
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ons
- Alternative form of ones
Plautdietsch
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ons
Samogitian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ).
Pronoun
[edit]ons (feminine counterpart ana)
- third-person masculine singular pronoun: he
References
[edit]- “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė[1] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 21: “Ons — jis”
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]ons
Anagrams
[edit]Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ons (definite accusative onsu, plural onslar)
Further reading
[edit]- “ons”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ons”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “ons”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ons”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3547
Volapük
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ons
- (nominative plural of on) they (neuter or of mixed or unspecified gender)
- 1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:
- If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.
- If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.
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