ganske

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkænskə/
• Rhymes: -ænskə

ganske

1. whole, complete

   Synonym: hel

ganske

1. quite (wholly, completely)

   Synonyms: helt, fuldstændigt

2. quite (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: overordentlig, meget

3. quite (to a moderate extent or degree)

   Synonyms: temmelig, ret

• “ganske” in Den Danske Ordbog

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”).

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑnskə/
• Rhymes: -ɑnskə

ganske

1. (archaic or poetic) whole, complete

   Synonym: hel

   Over den ganske jord

   The world over [lit. over the whole earth]

ganske

1. quite, pretty (to a great or moderate extent or degree)

   Det er ganske kaldt ute

   It is pretty cold outside

2. (obsolete) completely, plainly

   Det er ganske simpelten ikke mulig

   It is, quite simply, not possible

• “ganske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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”).

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑnskə/
• Rhymes: -ɑnskə

ganske

1. (poetic) whole, complete

   Synonym: heil

ganske

1. quite, rather, pretty (to a certain extent or degree)

   Ho var ganske sjuk i går

   She was pretty sick yesterday

   Handskrifta mi er ganske so uleseleg

   My handwriting is pretty much unreadable

   Det var ganske lett å kjenne deg att

   It was pretty easy to recognize you

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