Goos

See also: goos and Göös

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Goos.

Proper noun

Goos (plural Gooses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Goos is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Goos is most common among White (95.52%) individuals.

Further reading

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian) Gans
  • (in some other dialects, including Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch) Gaus (plural Gäus')
  • (in some other dialects, including Münsterländisch, Ravensbergisch) Gaus
  • Gos

Etymology

From Middle Low German gôs, gâs, gûs, from Old Saxon gās, gōs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːs/

Noun

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Goos f (plural Göös or Göös' or Geus)

  1. (in several dialects) a (female) goose

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • Goosbloom
  • Goosbraad
  • Goosfett
  • Gooshöder
  • Spickgoos

See also

References

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

Klamath-Modoc

Alternative forms

  • g̣o·s (Barker)
  • kō′sh, kû′sh (Gatschet)

Noun

Goos

  1. ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa)
  2. tree

References