ven
English
Catalan
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛn/, [ˈvɛn]
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch venne, from Old Dutch *feni, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. Doublet of veen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Derived terms
- bosven
- heideven
Galician
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ver (“to see”).
Etymology 2
Inflected form of vir (“to come”).
Haitian Creole
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
ven (neuter singular vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venere, indefinite superlative venest, definite superlative veneste)
Usage notes
Used in folklore and poetic language primarily.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- venn (also Bokmål)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːn/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Related to Latin venus (“beauty”).
Noun
ven m (definite singular venen, indefinite plural vener or venar, definite plural venene or venane)
- friend
- Han er venen min.
- He’s my friend.
Adjective
ven (masculine and feminine ven, neuter vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venare, indefinite superlative venast, definite superlative venaste)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin ventus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French vent.
Noun
ven m (oblique plural vens, nominative singular vens, nominative plural ven)
- wind (movement of air)
References
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 140, page 255
Spanish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -en
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Declension
Declension of ven | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ven | venen | vener | venerna |
Genitive | vens | venens | veners | venernas |
Antonyms
- artär
- pulsåder
Alternative forms
- hven (obsolete)
References
- Fredrik Tamm, Etymologisk svensk ordbok, volume 1
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɛn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɛŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɛŋ˧˧] ~ [jɛŋ˧˧]