vesen

See also: vesén, vešen, and věšen

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛsɛn]

Noun

vesen

1. genitive plural of vesna

Galician

Verb

vesen

1. inflection of vesar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German wesen, compare with Danish væsen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛːsɛn]

Noun

vesen n (genitive singular vesens, no plural)

1. trouble
2. bother
3. inconvenience

Declension

Declension of vesen (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vesen	vesenið
accusative	vesen	vesenið
dative	veseni	veseninu
genitive	vesens	vesensins

Further reading

• “vesen” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German wesen, wesent, compare with Danish væsen.

Noun

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen or vesener, definite plural vesena or vesenene)

1. a being, creature
2. nature, disposition
3. board, departmental office, service, system

Derived terms

• helsevesen (“health service”)
• romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
• skattevesen (“tax authority”)
• uvesen (“nuisance”)

References

• “vesen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German wesen, wesent.

Noun

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen, definite plural vesena)

1. a being, creature
2. nature, disposition
3. board, departmental office, service, system

Derived terms

• helsevesen (“health service”)
• romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
• uvesen (“nuisance”)

References

• “vesen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.