ven

See also: VEN, Ven., veň, vén, věn, and -vén

English

Adjective

ven (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of venerable.

Anagrams

• NEV, NVE, Nev, Nev., VNE, neV

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Catalan

Verb

ven

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛn]

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Adverb

ven

1. out, outwards

Antonyms

• dovnitř

Related terms

• venek m
• venkov m

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• vain

Etymology

From Latin vīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeŋ/

Noun

ven m

1. wine

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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

Noun

ven c (singular definite vennen, plural indefinite venner)

1. friend

Inflection

Declension of ven

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ven	vennen	venner	vennerne
genitive	vens	vennens	venners	vennernes

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch venne, from Old Dutch *feni, from Proto-Germanic *fanją. Doublet of veen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

ven n (plural vennen, diminutive vennetje n)

1. mere, a small shallow lake or pond

Derived terms

• bosven
• heideven

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Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ver (“to see”).

Verb

ven

1. third-person plural present indicative of ver

Etymology 2

Inflected form of vir (“to come”).

Verb

ven

1. second-person singular imperative of vir

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Haitian Creole

Numeral

ven

1. twenty

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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)

1. beautiful

Usage notes

Used in folklore and poetic language primarily.

References

• “ven” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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)

1. friend

   Han er venen min.

   He’s my friend.

Derived terms

• besteven
• veninne

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).

Adjective

ven (neuter vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venare, indefinite superlative venast, definite superlative venaste)

1. beautiful

Synonyms

• vakker

Derived terms

• venleik

References

• “ven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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)

1. wind (movement of air)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 255

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væn/

Adverb

ven (Cyrillic spelling вен)

1. (Kajkavian) that one

Synonyms

• onaj

Related terms

• vende

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en

Etymology 1

Verb

ven

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of venir.

Etymology 2

Verb

ven

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of ver.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of ver.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin vena; cognate to English vein.

Noun

ven c

1. 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

1. bentgrass, grass of the genus Agrostis

References

• Fredrik Tamm, Etymologisk svensk ordbok, volume 1

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish vieno.

Adjective

ven

1. mild

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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 (“edge; border; side”, SV: biên). Doublet of biên.

Noun

ven

1. shore; bank; side

   vùng ven biển ― coastal area

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French veine.

Noun

ven

1. (anatomy, colloquial) vein

   Synonym: tĩnh mạch

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Volapük

Conjunction

ven

1. when