Åns

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ans"

Polabian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German Hans, which is a shortened form of Johannes, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yōḥānān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɒns/

Proper noun

Åns m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
    Synonyms: Ånsă, Ånskă
  2. (biblical) John the Baptist
    Synonyms: Ånsă, Ånskă

References
  • Lehr-Spławiński, T.; Polański, K. (1962), “Åns”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), issue 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław; Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 21
  • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “Åns”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 35
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962), “Óans”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volume 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 702
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