vegan

See also: Vegan

English

Etymology

Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944.[1] Coined by Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first appeared in The Vegan News.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːɡən/,[3] /ˈveɪɡən/,[3] /ˈvɛd͡ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -iːɡən

Adjective

vegan (not comparable)

  1. (of a product or practice, especially food) Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
    He eats a completely vegan diet.
    This chocolate cake is vegan.
  2. (of a person) Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.
    She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.
  3. Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]
    Yesterday I went to a vegan party.
    She is interested in vegan philosophy.

Translations

Noun

vegan (plural vegans)

  1. A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products [from 1944]
  2. A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.
    Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.

Derived terms

Translations

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References
  1. Donald Watson (1965), “The Early History of the Vegan Movement”, in The Vegan‎, issue Autumn, pages 5–7
  2. Donald Watson (November 1944), “Wanted – A Name”, in The Vegan News‎, issue 1, page 2:
    We should all consider carefully what our Group, and our magazine, and ourselves, shall be called. 'Non-dairy' has become established as a generally understood colloquialism, but like 'non-lacto' it is too negative. Moreover it does not imply that we are opposed to the use of eggs as food. We need a name that suggests what we do eat, and if possible one that conveys the idea that even with all animal foods taboo, Nature still offers us a bewildering assortment from which to choose. 'Vegetarian' and 'Fruitarian' are already associated with societies that allow the 'fruits'(!) of cows and fowls, therefore it seems we must make a new and appropriate word. As this first issue of our periodical had to be named, I have used the title "The Vegan News". Should we adopt this, our diet will soon become known as a VEGAN diet, and we should aspire to the rank of VEGANS. Members' suggestions will be welcomed. The virtue of having a short title is best known to those of us who, as secretaries of vegetarian societies have to type or write the word vegetarian thousands of times a year!
  3. “vegan” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Anagrams

Czech

Noun

vegan m

  1. vegan (veganism supporter)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative vegan vegané, vegani
genitive vegana veganů
dative veganovi, veganu veganům
accusative vegana vegany
vocative vegane vegané, vegani
locative veganovi, veganu veganech
instrumental veganem vegany

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /veˈɡaːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

vegan (comparative veganer, superlative am vegansten)

  1. vegan

Declension
Positive forms of vegan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist vegan sie ist vegan es ist vegan sie sind vegan
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative veganer vegane veganes vegane
genitive veganen veganer veganen veganer
dative veganem veganer veganem veganen
accusative veganen vegane veganes vegane
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der vegane die vegane das vegane die veganen
genitive des veganen der veganen des veganen der veganen
dative dem veganen der veganen dem veganen den veganen
accusative den veganen die vegane das vegane die veganen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein veganer eine vegane ein veganes (keine) veganen
genitive eines veganen einer veganen eines veganen (keiner) veganen
dative einem veganen einer veganen einem veganen (keinen) veganen
accusative einen veganen eine vegane ein veganes (keine) veganen
Comparative forms of vegan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist veganer sie ist veganer es ist veganer sie sind veganer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative veganerer veganere veganeres veganere
genitive veganeren veganerer veganeren veganerer
dative veganerem veganerer veganerem veganeren
accusative veganeren veganere veganeres veganere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der veganere die veganere das veganere die veganeren
genitive des veganeren der veganeren des veganeren der veganeren
dative dem veganeren der veganeren dem veganeren den veganeren
accusative den veganeren die veganere das veganere die veganeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein veganerer eine veganere ein veganeres (keine) veganeren
genitive eines veganeren einer veganeren eines veganeren (keiner) veganeren
dative einem veganeren einer veganeren einem veganeren (keinen) veganeren
accusative einen veganeren eine veganere ein veganeres (keine) veganeren
Superlative forms of vegan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am vegansten sie ist am vegansten es ist am vegansten sie sind am vegansten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative veganster veganste veganstes veganste
genitive vegansten veganster vegansten veganster
dative veganstem veganster veganstem vegansten
accusative vegansten veganste veganstes veganste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der veganste die veganste das veganste die vegansten
genitive des vegansten der vegansten des vegansten der vegansten
dative dem vegansten der vegansten dem vegansten den vegansten
accusative den vegansten die veganste das veganste die vegansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein veganster eine veganste ein veganstes (keine) vegansten
genitive eines vegansten einer vegansten eines vegansten (keiner) vegansten
dative einem vegansten einer vegansten einem vegansten (keinen) vegansten
accusative einen vegansten eine veganste ein veganstes (keine) vegansten

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganer, definite plural veganene)

  1. a vegan

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganar, definite plural veganane)

  1. a vegan

Synonyms

References

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɡan/, [ˈbeɣãn]

Noun

vegan m (plural vegans or vegan)

  1. A vegan.

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

vegan c

  1. vegan, person who does not use animal products.

Declension
Declension of vegan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vegan veganen veganer veganerna
Genitive vegans veganens veganers veganernas

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