gæs

See also: gæs' and Gaes

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ɛs]

Noun

gæs c pl

1. indefinite plural of gås

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛas/, [ɡ̊ɛas]

Noun

gæs f pl

1. indefinite plural of gás

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 (feminine)

	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