venin
See also: vénîn
English
Etymology
From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.
Noun
venin (plural venins)
- (obsolete) Synonym of venom.
- (biochemistry) A toxic substance found in the venom of poisonous snakes.
- (biochemistry) A supposedly identical toxic substance obtained by cleavage of an albumose.
Derived terms
- antivenin
References
- venin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Nevin, Niven
French
Etymology
From Middle French venin, from Old French venin, venim, probably through a Vulgar Latin form *venīmen, from Latin venēnum, from a Proto-Italic *weneznom (“lust, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /və.nɛ̃/
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Noun
venin m (plural venins)
- venom (poison)
- Synonym: poison
- (figuratively) venom (feeling of malign or contempt)
- cracher son venin ― to spit venom
Derived terms
- morte la bête, mort le venin
- envenimer
- vénéneux
- venimeux
Further reading
- “venin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- venim
Etymology
From Old French venim.
Noun
venin m (plural venins)
- venom
Related terms
- envenimer
Descendants
- French: venin
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin venēnum, from a Proto-Italic *weneznom (“lust, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [veˈnin]
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Noun
venin n (plural veninuri)
- venom
- (figuratively) malice
Declension
The plural form of this word is rare.
Declension of venin
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) venin | veninul | (niște) veninuri | veninurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) venin | veninului | (unor) veninuri | veninurilor |
| vocative | veninule | veninurilor | ||
Synonyms
- otravă
Related terms
- învenina
- veninos