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ganz.

entire, whole, complete

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡan(t)s/[ɡant͡s]

  1. entire, whole, complete

    not-comparable
    Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen.

  2. all (with definite article or determiner)

    informal · not-comparable
    Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen.

  3. whole, intact

    colloquial · not-comparable
    Ist die Tasse noch ganz?

  4. true; real

    not-comparable
    ein ganzer Kerl

  5. integer (of a number)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gant Old High German ganz Middle High German ganz German ganz From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete, fullstanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, sound”).

adv/ɡan(t)s/[ɡant͡s]

  1. quite, rather

  2. very

  3. wholly, entirely, all

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gant Old High German ganz Middle High German ganz German ganz From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete, fullstanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, sound”).

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