vegg

Lombard

Alternative forms

• vecc

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Pronunciation

• (Milan) IPA^(key): /vɛt͡ʃ/

Adjective

vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography)

1. old

Noun

vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography)

1. an old man

References

• Ambrogio Maria Antonini, Vocabolario italiano-milanese, Libreria Meravigli Editrice, Milano, 1983, p. 464

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from proto-germanic *wajjuz (“a wall”) (see there for further descendants).

Noun

vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger, definite plural veggene)

1. a wall

Derived terms

Terms derived from vegg

• bergvegg
• klippevegg
• skillevegg
• steinvegg
• veggflis
• veggmaleri

References

• “vegg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛɡː/

Noun

vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger or veggar, definite plural veggene or veggane)

1. a wall

Usage notes

• The words mur and vegg are both translated into English as wall. However, they are widely distinguished in the following manner: only mur is commonly used for freestanding walls. Only vegg is commonly used for the walls of a building, whether internal or external. Mur is restricted to stone or concrete walls, whereas vegg is used regardless of material. A wall made from brick or stone can be called a murvegg.

Inflection

Historical inflection of vegg indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 Vegg Veggjen Veggjer Veggjerne 1901 veggen veggjer (veggir) veggjerne (veggine) 1910 veggjerne [veggjene] 1917 vegger veggene 1938 vegger [veggar] veggene [veggane] 2012 (current) vegg veggen veggar, vegger veggane, veggene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Derived terms

Terms derived from vegg

• bergvegg
• klippevegg
• steinvegg
• veggflis
• veggmåleri

References

• “vegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.