nirvana

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See also: Nirvana and nirvána

English

WOTD – 21 June 2006

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”), the second part cognate with Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), weather, athlete, vent and wind.

Pronunciation

Noun

nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. (non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nirvana

  1. nirvana

Declension

Inflection of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative nirvana nirvanat
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvanat
accusative nom. nirvana nirvanat
gen. nirvanan
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
nirvanainrare
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
inessive nirvanassa nirvanoissa
elative nirvanasta nirvanoista
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
adessive nirvanalla nirvanoilla
ablative nirvanalta nirvanoilta
allative nirvanalle nirvanoille
essive nirvanana nirvanoina
translative nirvanaksi nirvanoiksi
abessive nirvanatta nirvanoitta
instructive — nirvanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanani nirvanani
accusative nom. nirvanani nirvanani
gen. nirvanani
genitive nirvanani nirvanoideni
nirvanoitteni
nirvanainirare
partitive nirvanaani nirvanoitani
inessive nirvanassani nirvanoissani
elative nirvanastani nirvanoistani
illative nirvanaani nirvanoihini
adessive nirvanallani nirvanoillani
ablative nirvanaltani nirvanoiltani
allative nirvanalleni nirvanoilleni
essive nirvananani nirvanoinani
translative nirvanakseni nirvanoikseni
abessive nirvanattani nirvanoittani
instructive — —
comitative — nirvanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanasi nirvanasi
accusative nom. nirvanasi nirvanasi
gen. nirvanasi
genitive nirvanasi nirvanoidesi
nirvanoittesi
nirvanaisirare
partitive nirvanaasi nirvanoitasi
inessive nirvanassasi nirvanoissasi
elative nirvanastasi nirvanoistasi
illative nirvanaasi nirvanoihisi
adessive nirvanallasi nirvanoillasi
ablative nirvanaltasi nirvanoiltasi
allative nirvanallesi nirvanoillesi
essive nirvananasi nirvanoinasi
translative nirvanaksesi nirvanoiksesi
abessive nirvanattasi nirvanoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nirvanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanamme nirvanamme
accusative nom. nirvanamme nirvanamme
gen. nirvanamme
genitive nirvanamme nirvanoidemme
nirvanoittemme
nirvanaimmerare
partitive nirvanaamme nirvanoitamme
inessive nirvanassamme nirvanoissamme
elative nirvanastamme nirvanoistamme
illative nirvanaamme nirvanoihimme
adessive nirvanallamme nirvanoillamme
ablative nirvanaltamme nirvanoiltamme
allative nirvanallemme nirvanoillemme
essive nirvananamme nirvanoinamme
translative nirvanaksemme nirvanoiksemme
abessive nirvanattamme nirvanoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nirvanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvananne nirvananne
accusative nom. nirvananne nirvananne
gen. nirvananne
genitive nirvananne nirvanoidenne
nirvanoittenne
nirvanainnerare
partitive nirvanaanne nirvanoitanne
inessive nirvanassanne nirvanoissanne
elative nirvanastanne nirvanoistanne
illative nirvanaanne nirvanoihinne
adessive nirvanallanne nirvanoillanne
ablative nirvanaltanne nirvanoiltanne
allative nirvanallenne nirvanoillenne
essive nirvanananne nirvanoinanne
translative nirvanaksenne nirvanoiksenne
abessive nirvanattanne nirvanoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nirvanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanansa nirvanansa
accusative nom. nirvanansa nirvanansa
gen. nirvanansa
genitive nirvanansa nirvanoidensa
nirvanoittensa
nirvanainsarare
partitive nirvanaansa nirvanoitaan
nirvanoitansa
inessive nirvanassaan
nirvanassansa 		nirvanoissaan
nirvanoissansa
elative nirvanastaan
nirvanastansa 		nirvanoistaan
nirvanoistansa
illative nirvanaansa nirvanoihinsa
adessive nirvanallaan
nirvanallansa 		nirvanoillaan
nirvanoillansa
ablative nirvanaltaan
nirvanaltansa 		nirvanoiltaan
nirvanoiltansa
allative nirvanalleen
nirvanallensa 		nirvanoilleen
nirvanoillensa
essive nirvananaan
nirvananansa 		nirvanoinaan
nirvanoinansa
translative nirvanakseen
nirvanaksensa 		nirvanoikseen
nirvanoiksensa
abessive nirvanattaan
nirvanattansa 		nirvanoittaan
nirvanoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nirvanoineen
nirvanoinensa

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. nirvana

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nirˈva.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: nir‧và‧na

Noun

nirvana m (invariable)

  1. nirvana

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
  • Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nirvana.

Noun

nirvana f (uncountable)

  1. nirvana

Declension

declension of nirvana (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) nirvana nirvanaua
genitive/dative (unei) - -i
vocative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nirʋǎna/
  • Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

Noun

nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling нирва̀на)

  1. nirvana

Declension

Declension of nirvana
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvane
genitive nirvane nirvana
dative nirvani nirvanama
accusative nirvanu nirvane
vocative nirvano nirvane
locative nirvani nirvanama
instrumental nirvanom nirvanama

References

  • “nirvana” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”). The masculine gender in Spanish seems to adapt the neuter gender of the Sanskrit original, compare mantra, yoga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niɾˈbana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: nir‧va‧na

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. nirvana

Further reading

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