vane

See also Vane

English

Etymology

From Old English fana, from Proto-Germanic *fanô.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /veɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn
• Homophones: vain, vein

Noun

vane (plural vanes)

1. (countable) A weather vane.
2. Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
3. (ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
4. A sight on a sextant or compass.
5. One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

Translations

weather vane — see weather vane

any thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surface radially mounted along an axis

• French: pale (fr) f
• Russian: лопасть (ru) (lopastʹ) f

• Spanish: aspa (es) f
• Swedish: skena (sv) c

ornithology: flattened web-like part of a feather

• Galician: vexilo (gl) m

• Spanish: vexilo (es) m

sight on a sextant or compass

metal guidance or stabilizing fin

• Russian: стабилизатор (ru) (stabilizator) m

Anagrams

• aven
• Evan
• nave
• Neva

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vani.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vaːnə/, [ˈvæːnə]

Noun

vane c (singular definite vanen, plural indefinite vaner)

1. habit
2. practice

Inflection

    Inflection of vane

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	vane	vanen	vaner	vanerne
genitive	vanes	vanens	vaners	vanernes

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Esperanto

Adverb

vane

1. in vain

Related terms

• vana (“fruitless”)

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Italian

Adjective

vane f pl

1. feminine plural of vano

Anagrams

• nave, vena

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Latin

Adjective

vāne

1. vocative masculine singular of vānus

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Norwegian

Noun

vane m

1. habit (an action done on a regular basis)

This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at habit. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see vane in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2009