Anser

See also: anser

Translingual

Anser anser, the greylag goose

Etymology

From Latin ānser (“goose”).

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /ˈænsər/

Proper noun

Anser m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – most geese.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae – clades; Carinatae – subclass; Neornithes – infraclass; Neognathae – parvclass; Anseriformes – order; Anatidae – family; Anserinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anser anser - type species; Anser serrirostris - selected species

References

• Anser (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anser on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anser on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “Anser”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Oanser (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

aans +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnsɐ/, /ˈaːnsɐ/

Noun

Anser m (plural Anser, diminutive Anserl) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

1. one (digit or figure)
2. an academic grade indicating "very good", corresponding to an A in English-speaking countries

Derived terms

• Anserpanier
• Anserschmäh

Latin

Etymology

From ānser (“goose”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ser/, [ˈä̃ːs̠ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ser/, [ˈänser]

Proper noun

Ānser m sg (genitive Ānseris); third declension

1. A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Ānser (fl. 1st century BCE), a poet reputed for vulgarity

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ānser
genitive	Ānseris
dative	Ānserī
accusative	Ānserem
ablative	Ānsere
vocative	Ānser

References

• “Anser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Anser in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.