Martinsgans
German, noun/ˈmaʁtiːnsˌɡans/
Martinsgans is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N-S-G-A-N-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Martinsgans is a German feminine noun meaning “roast goose traditionally eaten at Martinmas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebratene Gans, die um oder zu Sankt Martin gegessen wird”.
What does Martinsgans mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineroast goose traditionally eaten at Martinmas
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebratene Gans, die um oder zu Sankt Martin gegessen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Martinsgans
- Martinsgänse plural
- Martinsgänsen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Martinsgans?
- /ˈmaʁtiːnsˌɡans/
- [ˈmaʁtiːnsˌɡans]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Martinsgans in German?
Martinsgans appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).