ven
Translingual
Symbol
ven
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Venda.
English
Adjective
ven (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of venerable.
Anagrams
- NEV, NVE, Nev, Nev., VNE, neV
Catalan
Verb
ven
- third-person singular present indicative form of vendre
- second-person singular imperative form of vendre
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech ven, from Proto-Slavic *vъnъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛn]
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Adverb
ven
- out, outwards
- Antonym: dovnitř
Related terms
- venek m
- venkov m
Further reading
- ven in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ven in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- vain
Etymology
From Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βeŋ/
Noun
ven m
- wine
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *winiz, cognate with Swedish vän. rom Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛn/, [ˈʋɛn]
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
ven c (singular definite vennen, plural indefinite venner)
- friend
- (dated) boyfriend (a male lover)
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ven | vennen | venner | vennerne |
| genitive | vens | vennens | venners | vennernes |
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch venne, from Old Dutch *feni, from Proto-Germanic *fanją (compare English fen). Doublet of veen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ven
- Rhymes: -ɛn
- Homophone: Ven
Noun
ven n (plural vennen, diminutive vennetje n)
- mere, a small shallow lake or pond
Derived terms
- bosven
- heideven
Galician
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ver (“to see”).
Verb
ven
- third-person plural present indicative of ver
Etymology 2
Inflected form of vir (“to come”).
Verb
ven
- second-person singular imperative of vir
Haitian Creole
Numeral
ven
- twenty
Middle English
Noun
ven
- (Southern) Alternative form of fen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).
Adjective
ven (neuter singular vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venere, indefinite superlative venest, definite superlative veneste)
- beautiful
Usage notes
Used in folklore and poetic language primarily.
References
- “ven” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from the Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Related to Latin venus (“beauty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːn/
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.
Alternative forms
- venn
Derived terms
- besteven
- veninne
Etymology 2
From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːn/
Adjective
ven (neuter vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venare, indefinite superlative venast, definite superlative venaste)
- beautiful
- Synonym: vakker
Alternative forms
- væn (non-standard since 1917)
Derived terms
- venleik
Verb
ven
- present tense of venja
- imperative of venja
References
- “ven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- evn, nev
Old Norse
Verb
ven
- first-person singular present indicative active of venja
- second-person singular present imperative active of venja
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- vent
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
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 255
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /væn/
Adverb
ven (Cyrillic spelling вен)
- (Kajkavian) that one
Synonyms
- onaj
Related terms
- vende
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈben/ [ˈbẽn]
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: ven
Verb
ven
- second-person singular imperative of venir
Verb
ven
- third-person plural present indicative of ver
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Latin vena; cognate to English vein.
Noun
ven c
- a vein
Declension
| Declension of ven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ven | venen | vener | venerna |
| Genitive | vens | venens | veners | venernas |
Antonyms
- artär
- pulsåder
Etymology 2
Germanic; see English whin.
Alternative forms
- hven (obsolete)
Noun
ven c
- bentgrass, grass of the genus Agrostis
References
- Fredrik Tamm, Etymologisk svensk ordbok, volume 1
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ven
- past tense of vina.
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *veeno. Cognates include Finnish vieno.
Adjective
ven
- mild
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɛn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɛŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɛŋ˧˧] ~ [jɛŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 邊／边 (“edge; border; side”, SV: biên). Doublet of biên.Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 多边 (多邊 (MC tɑ pen)) (modern SV: đa biên).
Noun
ven • (𫑊)
- shore; bank; side
- vùng ven biển ― coastal area
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French veine.
Noun
ven
- (anatomy, colloquial) vein
- Synonym: tĩnh mạch
- bắt ven
- to find a vein (for injection)
Volapük
Conjunction
ven
- when
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English fen, from Old English fenn, from Proto-West Germanic *fani.
Noun
ven
- dirt
Derived terms
- venie
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 75
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vən˧/
Noun
ven
- thing
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41