ganske

See also: Ganske

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkænskə/
Rhymes: -ænskə

Adjective

ganske

whole, complete
Synonym: hel

Adverb

ganske

quite (wholly, completely)
Synonyms: helt, fuldstændigt
quite (to a great extent or degree)
Synonyms: overordentlig, meget
quite (to a moderate extent or degree)
Synonyms: temmelig, ret

References

“ganske” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɡɑnskə/
Rhymes: -ɑnskə

Adjective

ganske

whole, complete
Synonym: hel

Adverb

ganske

quite (completely)
quite (to a great extent or degree)
quite (to a moderate extent or degree)

References

“ganske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɡɑnskə/
Rhymes: -ɑnskə

Adjective

ganske

whole, complete
Synonym: heil

Adverb

ganske

quite (completely)
quite, rather (to a certain extent or degree)

References

“ganske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“ganske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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