| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /χɑns/ |
| Hyphenation | gans |
| Plural | ganse |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| gansie | gansies |
| Catalan | oca |
|---|---|
| Czech | husa |
| Danish | gås |
| Dutch | gans |
| English | goose |
| English (Old English) | gos |
| Esperanto | ansero |
| Faeroese | gás |
| Finnish | hanhi |
| French | oie |
| German | Gans |
| Greek | χήνα |
| Hungarian | liba |
| Icelandic | gæs |
| Italian | oca |
| Latin | anser |
| Low German | ganse |
| Norwegian | gås |
| Papiamento | gans |
| Portuguese | ganso; otário; pateta |
| Russian | гусь |
| Saterland Frisian | Gäize; Gous |
| Scots | guiss |
| Spanish | ánsar; ganso; oca |
| Sranan | gansi |
| Swedish | gås |
| Tagalog | gansâ |
| Thai | ห่าน |
| Turkish | kaz |
| Ukrainian | гуска |
| Welsh | gŵydd |
| West Frisian | goes |