dans

See also: Dans, dåns, and dans'

English

Noun

dans

1. plural of dan

Anagrams

• ANDs, dnas, nads, NADS, NDAs, NASD, and's, DNAs, NSDA, sand, ands

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dans.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dans (plural danse)

1. dance

Verb

dans (present dans, present participle dans, past participle gedans)

1. to dance
   • 2016, “Sal Jy Met My Dans”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?‎^[2], performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:

     Sal jy met my dans?

     Will you dance with me?

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [dans]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [dænz]

Noun

dans m (plural dens)

1. tooth

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 31

Danish

Alternative forms

• dands (obsolete)

Etymology

From French danse.

Noun

dans c (singular definite dansen, plural indefinite danse)

1. a dance

Inflection

Declension of dans

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dans	dansen	danse	dansene
genitive	dans'	dansens	danses	dansenes

Derived terms

• danser
• danserinde

Further reading

• “dans” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑns/

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• Hyphenation: dans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse or a deverbal from dansen.

Noun

dans m (plural dansen, diminutive dansje n)

1. dance

Derived terms

• dansmaat
• danspas
• dansschool
• dansvloer
• danswater
• de dans leiden
• de dans ontspringen
• dodendans
• klompendans
• koordans
• koorddans
• krijgsdans
• oorlogsdans
• overwinningsdans
• paardans
• paarddans
• parendans
• paringsdans
• regendans
• reidans
• stijldans
• stoelendans
• volksdans
• zwaarddans

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dans
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dansi
• Negerhollands: dans

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dans

1. inflection of dansen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Faroese

Noun

dans m

1. accusative/genitive singular of dansur

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French denz, from Vulgar Latin dē intus, from Latin dē + intus, meaning "from inside" or "from within".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑ̃/, (before a vowel) /dɑ̃.z‿/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃
• Homophones: dent, dents (general), dam, dams (dated)

Preposition

dans

1. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)

   vieillir dans la misère ― to grow old in poverty

   être dans l’infanterie ― to be in the infantry

   avoir quelque chose dans la bouche ― to have something in the mouth

   dans les circonstances d’une pandémie ― under the circumstances of a pandemic

   Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. ― He lives in the richest district of Paris.

   Il nage comme un poisson dans l’eau. ― He swims like a fish in the water.

   • 1837, Louis Viardot, chapter 1, in L'Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra:

     Dans une bourgade de la Manche, dont je ne veux pas me rappeler le nom, vivait, il n’y a pas longtemps, un hidalgo […]

     In a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not want to remember, lived, not long ago, an hidalgo […]

2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)

   Aujourd’hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York.

   Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York.

3. in, within (a longer period of time)

   Je serai prêt dans une heure. ― I'll be ready in one hour.

   Il arrivera dans trois jours. ― He will arrive in three days.

4. (with respect to time) during

   dans un temps donné ― during a given time

   dans ma jeunesse ― in my youth

5. out of, from

   boire dans une tasse ― to drink from a cup

   Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. ― He takes the butter out of the fridge.

6. (metonymically) in; in the works of

   le marxisme dans Sartre ― Marxism in the works of Sartre

7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)

   dans les trentes kilos ― about thirty kilos

   dans les dix euros ― about ten euros

Usage notes

For certain large subdivisions, particularly masculine US states, dans l' or dans le may be used to show direction towards a certain place instead of en or au.

See also

• dedans
• en

Etymology 2

See dan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

Noun

dans m

1. plural of dan

Further reading

• “dans”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French danse (“dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dãs/

Noun

dans

1. dance

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tans/

Noun

dans m (genitive singular dans, nominative plural dansar)

1. dance

Related terms

• dansa

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of dō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dans/, [d̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dans/, [d̪äns]

Participle

dāns (genitive dantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. giving
2. offering, rendering
3. yielding, conceding

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dāns			dantēs	dantia
Genitive	dantis			dantium
Dative	dantī			dantibus
Accusative	dantem	dāns		dantēs dantīs	dantia
Ablative	dante dantī1			dantibus
Vocative	dāns			dantēs	dantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin dē intus (“from inside, from within”). Cognate with French dans.

Preposition

dans

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) in
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[3], page 524:

     Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.

     It is like a humble bee in a can.

   • 2013 March, Geraint Jennings, “Mar martello”, in The Town Crier‎^[4], archived from the original on 13 March 2016, page 20:

     Dans les clios étout nou vait des tracteurs et des machinnes tandi qu'lé travas du fèrmyi r'prend san rhythme coumme tréjous.

     In the fields tractors and machines can be seen too as farm work picks up again as always.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dans and Old French dancier.

Noun

dans m (definite singular dansen, indefinite plural danser, definite plural dansene)

1. a dance
2. dancing

Derived terms

• dansegulv, dansegolv
• folkedans
• magedans

Related terms

• danse
• danser
• danserinne

Etymology 2

Verb

dans

1. imperative of danse

References

• “dans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old French dance; and Old Norse dans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑns/

Noun

dans m (definite singular dansen, indefinite plural dansar, definite plural dansane)

1. a dance

Derived terms

• dansegolv
• folkedans

Related terms

• dansar

Verb

dans

1. imperative of dansa

Further reading

• “dans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French danse.

Noun

dans n (plural dansuri)

1. dance

Declension

Declension of dans

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dans	dansul	(niște) dansuri	dansurile
genitive/dative	(unui) dans	dansului	(unor) dansuri	dansurilor
vocative	dansule		dansurilor

Alternative forms

• danț

Related terms

• dansa

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

dans c

1. dance (dancing)
   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Hårgalåten [The Hårga song]”‎^[5]:

     Dansen gick på äng och backar, högt uppå Hårgaåsens topp. Man slet ut båd' [både] skor och klackar. Aldrig fick man på dansen stopp.

     They danced ["the dance was going / went," as in was going on] on meadow [sic] and hills, high upon the top of the Hårga ridge. People [one] wore out both shoes and heels [on shoes]. The dance could not be stopped ["Never got one upon the dance stop"].

2. a dance (type of dance)
   • 2001, Caramell (lyrics and music), “Caramelldansen [The Caramell dance ("karamell" is the usual spelling)]”, in Supergott [Super tasty]‎^[6]:

     Dansa med oss. Klappa era händer. Gör som vi gör och ta några steg åt vänster. Lyssna och lär. Missa inte chansen. Nu är vi här med Caramelldansen.

     Dance with us. Clap your hands. Do as we do and take a few steps to the left. Listen and learn. Don't miss the chance. Now we are here with the Caramell dance.

3. a dance (social gathering with dancing)
   • 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music)‎^[7]performed by Sven-Ingvars:

     Det var dans bort i vägen på lördagsnatten. Över nejden gick låten av spelet och skratten. Det var tjo, det var hopp, det var hej! Nils Utterman, token och spelemansfanten, han satt med sitt bälgspel vid landsvägskanten, för dudeli dudeli dej!

     There was a dance down the road on Saturday night. Over the neighborhood [surrounding area of (mostly) nature] went the sound [archaic, the modern sense is "song"] of the playing and laughter [the laughs]. There was woo [expressing joy, intensity, or the like], there was "hop" [often appears in similar interjections], there was hey! Nils Utterman, the coot and vagabond musician [rare, archaic], he sat with his accordion [dialectal, usually dragspel] by the side of the highway [in the pre-car, main public road sense], for doodly doodly dey!

Declension

Declension of dans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dans	dans
	definite	dansen	dansens
plural	indefinite	danser	dansers
	definite	danserna	dansernas

Derived terms

• gå som en dans

Related terms

• dansa
• dansare
• dansös

Noun

dans

1. (colloquial) definite genitive singular of dag

References

• dans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dans in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• ands, sand

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دانس (dans), from French danse. First attested in 1869.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑns/

• Audio:

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Noun

dans (definite accusative dansı, plural danslar)

1. dance (movements to music)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	dans
Definite accusative	dansı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dans	danslar
Definite accusative	dansı	dansları
Dative	dansa	danslara
Locative	dansta	danslarda
Ablative	danstan	danslardan
Genitive	dansın	dansların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular dansım danslarım 2nd singular dansın dansların 3rd singular dansı dansları 1st plural dansımız danslarımız 2nd plural dansınız danslarınız 3rd plural dansları dansları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular dansımı danslarımı 2nd singular dansını danslarını 3rd singular dansını danslarını 1st plural dansımızı danslarımızı 2nd plural dansınızı danslarınızı 3rd plural danslarını danslarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular dansıma danslarıma 2nd singular dansına danslarına 3rd singular dansına danslarına 1st plural dansımıza danslarımıza 2nd plural dansınıza danslarınıza 3rd plural danslarına danslarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular dansımda danslarımda 2nd singular dansında danslarında 3rd singular dansında danslarında 1st plural dansımızda danslarımızda 2nd plural dansınızda danslarınızda 3rd plural danslarında danslarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular dansımdan danslarımdan 2nd singular dansından danslarından 3rd singular dansından danslarından 1st plural dansımızdan danslarımızdan 2nd plural dansınızdan danslarınızdan 3rd plural danslarından danslarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular dansımın danslarımın 2nd singular dansının danslarının 3rd singular dansının danslarının 1st plural dansımızın danslarımızın 2nd plural dansınızın danslarınızın 3rd plural danslarının danslarının