ganz

Etymology

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).

Pronoun

ganz

1. (Gressoney) all, everything

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Alternative forms

• gantz (obsolete spelling)
• janz (colloquial, Berlinisch)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡan(t)s/, [ɡant͡s]

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• Rhymes: -ants
• Homophone: Gans (except possibly in very careful speech)

Adjective

ganz (strong nominative masculine singular ganzer, not comparable)

1. entire, whole, complete

   Synonyms: gesamt, komplett

   Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen.

   He ate a whole chicken.

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 33/2010, page 83:

     Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt

     Since end of July the monsoon rain has made the rivers overflow their banks in large parts of Pakistan and turned whole provinces into lakes.

2. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)

   Synonyms: all, alle

   Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen.

   I’ve invited all my friends.

3. (colloquial) whole, intact

   Synonyms: heil, intakt, unversehrt

   Ist die Tasse noch ganz?

   Is the cup still whole?

4. (in certain combinations) true; real

   Synonyms: echt, wahr

   ein ganzer Kerl (implying masculinity, but also uprightness) ― a true man

5. (mathematics) integer (of a number)

Adverb

ganz

1. quite, rather

   Synonym: ziemlich

2. very

   Synonym: sehr

   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 73:

     Das Herrenhaus in Burkahnen war ein ganz altes Gebäude, […]

     The manor house in Burkahnen was a very old building, […]

3. wholly, entirely, all

   Synonyms: komplett, völlig

   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 580:

     Die Kirche war ganz leer, die Sonne leuchtete durch die Bogenfenster, und droben spielte jemand auf der Orgel.

     The church was entirely empty, the sun shone through the arched windows and up there someone played the organ.

Further reading

• “ganz” in Duden online
• “ganz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡans/, [ɡɑn(t)s]
• Rhymes: -ɑnts

• Audio:

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Adjective

ganz (masculine ganzen, neuter ganzt, not comparable)

1. entire, whole

Adverb

ganz

1. wholly, entirely, totally
2. very