ansa

Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“a handle, haft”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.sə/

ansa (plural ansae)

1. (astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
2. (anatomy) A loop-shaped structure.

   Hyponyms: ansa cervicalis, ansa lenticularis

• ansa compound
• ansamycin
• ansate

• “ansa”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ansa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• ANAs, N.A.S.A., NASA, Naas, Nasa, Saan, anas

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

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

ansa

1. trap
2. booby trap

• käpälälauta
• loukku
• pinne

• ansoittaa
• ansoittaja

• saan, sana

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sa/

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ansa

1. third-person singular past historic of anser

• sana

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

ansa

1. wing

From Malay angsa.

ansa

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

• (obsolete) anza

From Old Norse anza.

• IPA^(key): /ˈansa/
• Rhymes: -ansa

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

1. to answer, to reply
2. to pay heed to

• (answer): svara
• (pay heed to): gegna, sinna

• ans

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

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

ansa

1. trap for catching grouse

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

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ansa

1. dearest, most beloved

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ansa

1. (literary) difficult

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

ansa m (genitive singular ansa, nominative plural ansaí)

1. (astronomy) ansa

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

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

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 Venetian asa (“soffit”), Abruzzo Neapolitan asa (“door hinge”), Calabria Sicilian asa (“handle”), Portuguese asa (“wing; handle”), Galician asa (“handle”), Spanish asa (“handle”).

ansa f (plural anse)

1. handle

   Synonyms: manico, maniglia, presa

2. (rare) excuse, pretext

   Synonyms: appiglio, pretesto, scusa

3. (geography) curve or bend (in a river)

   Synonyms: curva, meandro

4. (geography) a small bight, bay, cove

   Synonym: insenatura

5. loop, coil
6. as name of various chirurgical or laboratory instruments

ansa

1. inflection of ansare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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

• ANAS, sana

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ (“handle”)[1], from *h₂em- (“to grasp”). See also amplus and ampla (“handle”). Compare Lithuanian ąsa (“jug handle”), Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“handle, loop, eyelet”).

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

ānsa f (genitive ānsae); first declension

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

First-declension noun.

• “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

• anse (e infinitive)

From Old Norse ansa, anza.

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.

• (notice): ensa, ense

• “anse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French anse, from Latin ānsa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.sa/

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• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: an‧sa

ansa f

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

   Synonyms: niechęć, pretensja, uraza

• ansa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ansa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• Hyphenation: an‧sa

ansa f (plural ansas)

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

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

1. to trim, to prune

   ansa skägget

   trim one's beard

• anas, nasa

From English answer.

ansa

1. answer