venin

See also: vénîn

English

Etymology

From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.

Noun

venin (plural venins)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of venom.
2. (biochemistry) A toxic substance found in the venom of poisonous snakes.
3. (biochemistry) A supposedly identical toxic substance obtained by cleavage of an albumose.

Derived terms

• antivenin

References

• “venin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Nevin, Niven

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French venin, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /və.nɛ̃/

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Noun

venin m (plural venins)

1. venom (poison)

   Synonym: poison

2. (figuratively) venom (feeling of malign or contempt)

   cracher son venin ― to spit venom

Derived terms

• morte la bête, mort le venin
• envenimer
• vénéneux
• venimeux

Further reading

• “venin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• venim

Etymology

From Old French venim.

Noun

venin m (plural venins)

1. venom

Related terms

• envenimer

Descendants

• French: venin

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin venēnum, either directly or via the later form venīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈnin/

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Noun

venin n (plural veninuri)

1. venom
2. (figuratively) malice

Declension

The plural form of this word is rare.

Declension of venin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) venin	veninul	(niște) veninuri	veninurile
genitive/dative	(unui) venin	veninului	(unor) veninuri	veninurilor
vocative	veninule		veninurilor

Synonyms

• otravă

Related terms

• învenina
• veninos