Definitions and meaning of ons
ons
English
Verb
ons
- (Singapore, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) third-person singular simple present indicative of on
Anagrams
- -son, SON, Nos, NSO, son, NOS, Nos., nos., nos, Son, Nºˢ
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.
Pronoun
ons
- we (subject)
- us (object)
See also
Etymology 2
From Dutch ons, inflected onze, from Middle Dutch onse, from Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Alternative forms
Determiner
ons
- our
See also
Etymology 3
From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia.
Noun
ons
- ounce (unit of measurement)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔns/, (Netherlands) [õs]
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- Rhymes: -ɔns
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.
Pronoun
ons
- us; first-person plural objective personal pronoun
- Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood. ― Give us today our daily bread.
- ourselves; first-person plural reflexive pronoun
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ons
- Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
- Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
- Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
- Skepi Creole Dutch: ons
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Determiner
ons (dependent possessive, inflected form onze, independent possessive onze)
- our; first-person plural possessive determiner
- Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood. ― Give us this day our daily bread
Usage notes
- 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.).
Declension
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.
Noun
ons n (plural onsen or onzen, diminutive onsje n)
- metric ounce (100 grams)
Usage notes
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.
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: os
- → Japanese: オンス
- → Papiamentu: òns
References
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.
Noun
ons (plural ons-ons)
- metric ounce (100 grams)
References
Middle Dutch
Pronoun
ons
- accusative/dative of wi
Descendants
- Dutch: ons
- Afrikaans: ons
- Berbice Creole Dutch: ensi
- Jersey Dutch: on̈s, on̈ns
- Negerhollands: ons, oṅ
- Skepi Creole Dutch: ons
- Limburgish: ós
- Zealandic: oôns
Middle English
Adverb
ons
- alternative form of ones
Plautdietsch
Pronoun
ons
- (personal) oblique of wie; us
- (possessive) our
Samogitian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ).
Pronoun
ons (feminine counterpart ana)
- third-person masculine singular pronoun: he
References
- “Žemaičių Žodynas”, in Žemaičių žemė[1] (overall work in Lithuanian), 2012, page 21: “Ons — jis”
Swedish
Noun
ons
- indefinite genitive plural of o
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French once.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈons/
- Hyphenation: ons
Noun
ons (definite accusative onsu, plural onslar)
- ounce
Further reading
- “ons”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ons”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “ons”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ons”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3547
Volapük
Pronoun
ons
- (nominative plural of on) they (neuter or of mixed or unspecified gender)
Source: wiktionary.org