gås

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːˀs/, [ˈɡ̊ɔˀs]

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, cognate with Swedish gås, English goose, German Gans, Dutch gans. The Germanic noun derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”), which is also the source of Latin ānser, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Lithuanian žąsìs, Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá).

gås c (singular definite gåsen, plural indefinite gæs)

1. goose

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gås

1. present tense passive of gå
2. infinitive passive of gå

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”); cognate with English goose, German Gans.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔːs/

gås m or f (definite singular gåsen or gåsa, indefinite plural gjess or gjæser, definite plural gjessene or gjæsene)

1. a goose

• gåsehud
• gåsunge
• kanadagås

• gasse (male goose - a gander)

• “gås” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse gás f (nominative and accusative plurals gæss), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns, probably of imitative origin.

Germanic cognates include Icelandic gæs, Faroese gás, Elfdalian gą̊s, Danish and Swedish gås, German Gans, German Low German Goos, Dutch gans, and finally English goose. Indo-European cognates include Albanian gatë (“heron”), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Hindi हंस (hans), Latin ānser, and Lithuanian žąsìs.

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

gås f (definite singular gåsa, indefinite plural gjæser, definite plural gjæsene)

1. a goose
2. an imbecile (especially female)
3. (botany) rot in a tree caused by a fungal infection

• gasse m (“a gander (male goose)”)

• “gås” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• såg

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

From Old Swedish gās, from Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Cognate with English goose, German Gans, etc.

In the other senses; referring to the goose ability to float on water.

gås c

1. a goose
2. (as product) a lump of butter that float on top the cream during churning

   Synonym: smörklump

3. (dated, as dish) butter flavoured with salt and given pleasing form, to be served as spread
4. (dated) a sandwich

   Synonyms: smörgås, macka

5. (slang, often with weak declension) a joint (marijuana cigarette)

   att röka en gås

   to smoke a joint

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gås

1. infinitive passive of gå.
2. present tense passive of gå.

• gås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• såg