ansa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ansa (compare Estonian aas), borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ansā (compare Old Prussian ansis (“hook, latch”), Latvian osa),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (compare Latin ānsa (“handle”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧sa

Noun

ansa

1. trap
2. booby trap

References

Further reading

• “ansa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• saan, sana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sa/

• Audio:

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Verb

ansa

1. third-person singular past historic of anser

Anagrams

• sana

Etymology

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

Noun

ansa

1. wing

Etymology

From Malay angsa.

Noun

ansa

1. goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

Alternative forms

• anza (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse anza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈansa/
• Rhymes: -ansa

Verb

ansa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað)

1. to answer, to reply

   Synonym: svara

2. to pay heed to

   Synonyms: gegna, sinna

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ansa. Cognates include Finnish ansa and Estonian aas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑns̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑnʒ̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑns, -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation: an‧sa

Noun

ansa

1. trap for catching grouse

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 3

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ansa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ansa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ansa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Hyphenation: àn‧sa

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“loop, handle”) mixed with *asa, inherited from Latin ānsa (“handle”), perhaps also formally influenced by the Latin in the literary language. Cf. German Öse (“eyelet”), Romansch ansa, onsa (“eyelet”); contrast the inherited Sardinian asa (“handle”), Lombard asa (“handle”) and aseta (“loop”), Verona Venetan asa (“soffit”), Abruzzo Neapolitan asa (“door hinge”), Calabria Sicilian asa (“handle”), Portuguese asa (“wing; handle”), Galician asa (“handle”), Spanish asa (“handle”).

Etymology 2

Further reading

• ansa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “ansa”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)

Anagrams

• ANAS, sana

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (“handle”),^[1][2] from *h₂em- (“to grasp”). Compare Lithuanian ąsa (“jug handle”), Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“handle, loop, eyelet”), Ancient Greek ἡνία (hēnía, “rein, bridle”). See also amplus (“ample”), ampla (“handle”), which the word was traditionally linked to, but which are not considered cognate anymore based on modern analysis.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/, [ˈä̃ːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/, [ˈänsä]

Noun

ānsa f (genitive ānsae); first declension

1. handle
2. tiller (handle of the rudder)

References

Further reading

• “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ansa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ansa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• ansa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give occasion for blame; to challenge criticism: ansas dare ad reprehendum, reprehensionis
    
  • to contain, afford matter for criticism: ansam habere reprehensionis
    
• “ansa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

Alternative forms

• anse (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse ansa, anza.

Verb

ansa (present tense ansar, past tense ansa, past participle ansa, passive infinitive ansast, present participle ansande, imperative ansa/ans)

1. notice, pay attention to

   Eg ansa deg ikkje.

   I didn't notice you.

References

• “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ānsa.^[1][2][3] First attested in 1556–1557.^[4]

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: an‧sa

Noun

ansa f

1. (literary) resentment, animosity, ill will [with do (+ genitive) ‘to/for whom/what’]

   Synonyms: niechęć, pretensja, uraza

2. (obsolete, originally) reason, cause; rashness

   Synonyms: powód, przyczyna

References

Further reading

• ansa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ansa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Krystyna Siekierska (02.07.2012) “ANSA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ansa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 40

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Doublet of asa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧sa

Noun

ansa f (plural ansas)

1. (anatomy) ansa (loop-shaped structure)

Verb

ansa (present ansar, preterite ansade, supine ansat, imperative ansa)

1. to trim, to prune

   ansa skägget

   trim one's beard

References

• ansa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ansa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ansa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• anas, nasa

Etymology

From English answer.

Noun

ansa

1. answer

Etymology

Compare Kari'na anàsa (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ansa]

Noun

ansa (possessed ansai)

1. necklace

References

• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 290