Goos

See also: goos and Göös

German Low German

Alternative forms

(in some other dialects, including Low Prussian) Gans
(in some other dialects) Gooz
(in some other dialects) Jus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔʊ̯s/

Etymology

From Middle Low German gôs, gâs, gûs, from Old Saxon gās, gōs, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Compare Dutch gans, German Gans, English goose, West Frisian goes, Danish gås.

Noun

Goos f (plural Göös' IPA^(key): [ɡœˑɪ̯z] or Geus')

(in several dialects) a (female) goose

Antonyms

Ganter (male goose)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Goosbloom
Goosbraad
Goosfett

Gooshöder
Spickgoos

See also

Spickborst
Gössel
kiejacken
Plautdietsch: Gauns

References

Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

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