vena

See also: véna, Véna, veña, vēna, Vēna, venă, Ven’a, and vēnā

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f ‎(plural venes)

1. vein

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Catalan

Wikipedia ^ca

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

Inflection of vena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vena	venat
genitive		venan	venojen
partitive		venaa	venoja
illative		venaan	venoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vena	venat
accusative	nom.	vena	venat
	gen.	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. (anatomy) 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.

Case	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 Bulgarian: вена ‎(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 Venetian: vena

References

• vena in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• VENA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse veina, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

Verb

vēna

1. to wail, to lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of vēna (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	vēna			—
participle	vēnandi, -e			vēnaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vēnar	vēni, -e	—	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
þū	vēnar	vēni, -e	vēna	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
han	vēnar	vēni, -e	—	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
vīr	vēnum, -om	vēnum, -om	vēnum, -om	vēnaþum, -om	vēnaþum, -om
īr	vēnin	vēnin	vēnin	vēnaþin	vēnaþin
þēr	vēna	vēnin	—	vēnaþu, -o	vēnaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
þū	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
han	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
vīr	vēnums, -oms	vēnums, -oms	—	vēnaþums, -oms	vēnaþums, -oms
īr	vēnins	vēnins	—	vēnaþins	vēnaþins
þēr	vēnas	vēnins	—	vēnaþus, -os	vēnaþins

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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

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f ‎(plural venas)

1. vein