kans
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kans, from Middle Dutch canse, from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kans/
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Old Northern French caance (compare central cheance), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadere (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice. Doublet with and cadans, cadens and sjans. Cognate with French chance, English chance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑns/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kans
- Rhymes: -ɑns
Derived terms
- buitenkans
- kansdichtheid
- kansfunctie
- kansloos
- kansmatrix
- kansrekening
- kansspel
- kansverdeling
- trefkans
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of kanssa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑns/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑns
- Syllabification(key): kans
Adverb
kans
- (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“also”)
- Mä voisin ostaa kans limun.
- I could buy a soda too.
Postposition
kans
- (colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“with”)
- Tuutsä illalla juhliin mun kans?
- Are you coming to the party with me tonight?'
Derived terms
French
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kans (“chance”), from Old Northern French cance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadō (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkans]
Noun
kans (first-person possessive kansku, second-person possessive kansmu, third-person possessive kansnya)
- (colloquial, uncommon) chance.
- Synonyms: kesempatan, peluang
Further reading
- “kans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Kans ja kaks stoolia.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑns/, [ˈkɑnz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑns/, [ˈkɑnʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑns
- Hyphenation: kans
- Homophone: kansa
Declension
| Declension of kans (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kans | kannet |
| genitive | kannen | kansiin, kansiloin |
| partitive | kantta | kansia, kansiloja |
| illative | kantee | kansii, kansiloihe |
| inessive | kannees | kansiis, kansilois |
| elative | kannest | kansist, kansiloist |
| allative | kannelle | kansille, kansiloille |
| adessive | kanneel | kansiil, kansiloil |
| ablative | kannelt | kansilt, kansiloilt |
| translative | kanneks | kansiks, kansiloiks |
| essive | kanteenna, kanteen | kansiinna, kansiloinna, kansiin, kansiloin |
| exessive1) | kantent | kansint, kansiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 132
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