ons

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See also: öns, -ons, Ons, and ONS

English

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Verb

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ons

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of on

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

Pronoun

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ons

  1. we (subject)
    Ons is ’n familie.
    We are a family.
  2. us (object)

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Etymology 2

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From Dutch ons, inflected onze, from Middle Dutch onse, from Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Alternative forms

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Determiner

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ons

  1. our
    • 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:
      Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika.
      Rises the voice of our beloved, of our country South Africa.

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Etymology 3

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia.

Noun

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ons

  1. ounce (unit of measurement)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔns

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.

Pronoun

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ons (personal)

  1. us (objective form of wij or we)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.
    Give us today our daily bread.
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: ons
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
  • Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
  • Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ons

Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

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ons (dependent possessive, inflected form onze, independent possessive onze)

  1. our (neuter singular)
    Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.Give us this day our daily bread
Usage notes
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  • Ons is the only possessive determiner in contemporary Dutch that inflects for gender and number. It becomes onze before masculines, feminines and all plurals.
  • As an independent possessive pronoun it becomes de/het onze as well, but this in line with the general rules (cf. mijne, jouwe etc.).
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Etymology 3

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From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]

Noun

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ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)

  1. metric ounce (100 grams)
Usage notes
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Prior to the law of 1820 that introduced the metric system in what then united both the Netherlands and Belgium a variety of measures ranging around ca 30 grams were known by this name. The law of 1820 attributed the name to the hectogram of 100 grams. In 1937 the IJkwet of the Netherlands officially abolished the term, but it is still commonly used.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once. [1]

Noun

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ons (first-person possessive onsku, second-person possessive onsmu, third-person possessive onsnya)

  1. metric ounce (100 grams)

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Middle Dutch

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. accusative/dative of wi

Descendants

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Middle English

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Adverb

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ons

  1. Alternative form of ones

Plautdietsch

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. (personal) oblique of wie; us
  2. (possessive) our

Samogitian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ).

Pronoun

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ons (feminine counterpart ana)

  1. third-person masculine singular pronoun: he

References

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  • “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė[1] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 21:Ons — jis

Swedish

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Noun

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ons

  1. indefinite genitive plural of o

Anagrams

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French once.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈons/
  • Hyphenation: ons

Noun

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ons (definite accusative onsu, plural onslar)

  1. ounce

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Volapük

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Pronoun

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ons

  1. (nominative plural of on) they (neuter or of mixed or unspecified gender)
    • 1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:
      If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.
      If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.