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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "ans"}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈænz/|a=GA,RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ans.wav|a=Southern England}}

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun form}}

# {{plural of|en|an}}

===Etymology 2===

====Alternative forms====
* [[ans.]]

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈæns/|a=GA}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑːns/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ans2.wav|a=Southern England}}

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun}}

# {{abbr of|en|answer}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ans|-san|NAS|NAs|NSA|SAN|SAn|SNA|San|san}}

{{cln|en|heteronyms}}

==Bavarian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|bar|oans||West Central}}

===Etymology===
From the numeral {{m|bar|aans}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bar|/ɑˑns/|[ɑːns]}}

===Pronoun===
{{bar-pronoun}} {{g|n}}

# [[one]]

====See also====
{{bar-decl-a}}
* {{l|bar|a|t=a|pos=article}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}

===Adverb===
{{ca-adv}}

# {{lb|ca|formal}} [[rather]], [[before]]
#: '''''ans''' al contrari''
#:: ''on the contrary''

====Related terms====
* {{l|ca|abans}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Franco-Provençal==

===Noun===
{{head|frp|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|frp|an||p}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-ans.wav}}

===Noun===
{{head|fr|noun form|g=m-p}}

# {{plural of|fr|an}}
#: {{uxi|fr|Suzanne a deux '''ans''' de plus que moi.|ref=<ref>[http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/901817 Tatoeba No. 901817] </ref>|Suzanne is two '''years''' older than me.}}

===References===
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===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|san}}

==German==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|de|an's}}

===Etymology===
Contraction of {{m|de|an}} + {{m|de|das}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-ans.ogg}}

===Contraction===
{{head|de|contraction}} ''(+ ''optionally:'' adjective in accusative case + neuter noun in accusative case)''

# ''[[an#German|an]] + [[das#German|das]]'', on(to) the, to the

==Gothic==

===Romanization===
{{got-rom}}

# {{romanization of|got|𐌰𐌽𐍃}}

==Icelandic==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|is|anz||obsolete}}

===Noun===
{{is-noun|f}}

# {{lb|is|rare}} an [[answer]]

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|an answer}} {{l|is|svar|g=n}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|is|ansa}}

==Occitan==

===Noun===
{{head|oc|noun form}}

# {{plural of|oc|an}}

==Old Occitan==

===Noun===
{{head|pro|noun form|g=m-p}}

# {{inflection of|pro|an||nom|p}}
# {{inflection of|pro|an||obl|s}}

==Volapük==

===Pronoun===
{{head|vo|pronoun}}

# some [[people]]