ons.
us; first-person plural objective personal pronoun
Meaning & usage
us; first-person plural objective personal pronoun
Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.
ourselves; first-person plural reflexive pronoun
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ons, from Old Dutch uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns, *unsiz.
our; first-person plural possessive determiner
Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.
Where this word comes from
From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
metric ounce (100 grams)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch unce (1240), borrowed from Latin uncia (a twelfth of a pound) probably via Old French once.
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