vena

See also: veña, véna, vēna, and vēnā

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f (plural venes)

1. vein

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Catalan

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Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f (plural venes)

1. vein

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Noun

vena

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart)

Declension

Declension of vena (Kotus type 9/kala)

		singular	plural
nominative		vena	venat
accusative	zero?	vena	venat
	normal	venan
genitive		venan	venojen venainrare
partitive		venaa	venoja
inessive		venassa	venoissa
elative		venasta	venoista
illative		venaan	venoihin
adessive		venalla	venoilla
ablative		venalta	venoilta
allative		venalle	venoille
essive		venana	venoina
translative		venaksi	venoiksi
instructive		—	venoin
abessive		venatta	venoitta
comitative		—	venoineen

Usage notes

The term vena is only used by experts in scientific or medical context.

Synonyms

• laskimo

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f (plural vene)

1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)
2. grain (of wood)
3. talent, aptitude, gift, bent
4. inspiration
5. inclination, desire
6. lode, seam (of a mineral)

Usage notes

In vena di... In the mood for...

Related terms

• venare
• venato
• venatura
• venoso

Verb

vena

1. third-person singular present indicative of venare
2. second-person singular imperative of venare

Anagrams

• nave, vane

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈweː.na/

Noun

vēna f (genitive vēnae); first declension

1. a vein, blood vessel
2. an artery
3. of things that resemble a vein—vein of metal, a water course
4. natural quality of something
5. disposition

Inflection

First declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vēna	vēnae
genitive	vēnae	vēnārum
dative	vēnae	vēnīs
accusative	vēnam	vēnās
ablative	vēnā	vēnīs
vocative	vēna	vēnae

Related terms

• vēnātilis

Descendants

• Aromanian: vinã
• Asturian: vena
• Catalan: vena
• Dalmatian: vaina
• English: vein
• French: veine
• Friulian: vene
• Galician: vea
• German: Vene

• Italian: vena
• Occitan: vena
• Portuguese: veia
• Romanian: vână, venă
• Romansch: avaina, avagna
• Russian: вена (vena)
• Sardinian: bena, vena
• Sicilian: vina
• Spanish: vena

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋěːna/
• Hyphenation: ve‧na

Noun

véna f (Cyrillic spelling ве́на)

1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)

Declension

    declension of vena

	singular	plural
nominative	vena	vene
genitive	vene	vena
dative	veni	venama
accusative	venu	vene
vocative	veno	vene
locative	veni	venama
instrumental	venom	venama

References

• “vena” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Spanish

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Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f (plural venas)

1. vein