vana
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Ajië
Pronunciation
Verb
vana
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
vana
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
vana f
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vana
Further reading
- vana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vana in Internetová jazyková příručka
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
vana (accusative singular vanan, plural vanaj, accusative plural vanajn)
- not getting desired results, useless, ineffective, fruitless, futile
Derived terms
See also
- vanta (“vain (conceited)”)
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vanha. Cognate with Finnish vanha.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vana (genitive vana, partitive vana, comparative vanem, superlative kõige vanem or vanim)
Noun
vana (genitive vana, partitive vana)
Declension
| Declension of vana (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vana | vanad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vana | ||
| genitive | vanade | ||
| partitive | vana | vanu vanasid | |
| illative | vanna vanasse |
vanadesse vanusse | |
| inessive | vanas | vanades vanus | |
| elative | vanast | vanadest vanust | |
| allative | vanale | vanadele vanule | |
| adessive | vanal | vanadel vanul | |
| ablative | vanalt | vanadelt vanult | |
| translative | vanaks | vanadeks vanuks | |
| terminative | vanani | vanadeni | |
| essive | vanana | vanadena | |
| abessive | vanata | vanadeta | |
| comitative | vanaga | vanadega | |
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.
Verb
vana
- to shoot
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vana (compare Karelian vana). Possibly related to Proto-Samic *vuonë.
Pronunciation
Noun
vana
- wake, trail, track (path left behind an object that moves through a fluid)
- Lentokone jätti taivaalle valkoisen vanan. ― The airplane left a white trail on the sky.
- (broadly) trail, track
- etanan limainen vana ― the slimy track of a snail
- (botany) scape (leafless stalk ending in a flower or inflorescence)
Declension
| Inflection of vana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vana | vanat | ||
| genitive | vanan | vanojen | ||
| partitive | vanaa | vanoja | ||
| illative | vanaan | vanoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vana | vanat | ||
| accusative | nom. | vana | vanat | |
| gen. | vanan | |||
| genitive | vanan | vanojen vanainrare | ||
| partitive | vanaa | vanoja | ||
| inessive | vanassa | vanoissa | ||
| elative | vanasta | vanoista | ||
| illative | vanaan | vanoihin | ||
| adessive | vanalla | vanoilla | ||
| ablative | vanalta | vanoilta | ||
| allative | vanalle | vanoille | ||
| essive | vanana | vanoina | ||
| translative | vanaksi | vanoiksi | ||
| abessive | vanatta | vanoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vanoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “vana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vana, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną. More at wane.
Pronunciation
Verb
vana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vanaði, supine vanað)
Conjugation
vana — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
vanað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vanandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég vana | við vönum | present (nútíð) |
ég vani | við vönum |
| þú vanar | þið vanið | þú vanir | þið vanið | ||
| hann, hún, það vanar | þeir, þær, þau vana | hann, hún, það vani | þeir, þær, þau vani | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég vanaði | við vönuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég vanaði | við vönuðum |
| þú vanaðir | þið vönuðuð | þú vanaðir | þið vönuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það vanaði | þeir, þær, þau vönuðu | hann, hún, það vanaði | þeir, þær, þau vönuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
vana (þú) | vanið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| vanaðu | vaniði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að vanast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
vanast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
vanandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég vanast | við vönumst | present (nútíð) |
ég vanist | við vönumst |
| þú vanast | þið vanist | þú vanist | þið vanist | ||
| hann, hún, það vanast | þeir, þær, þau vanast | hann, hún, það vanist | þeir, þær, þau vanist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég vanaðist | við vönuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég vanaðist | við vönuðumst |
| þú vanaðist | þið vönuðust | þú vanaðist | þið vönuðust | ||
| hann, hún, það vanaðist | þeir, þær, þau vönuðust | hann, hún, það vanaðist | þeir, þær, þau vönuðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
vanast (þú) | vanist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| vanastu | vanisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
vanaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
vanaður | vönuð | vanað | vanaðir | vanaðar | vönuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
vanaðan | vanaða | vanað | vanaða | vanaðar | vönuð | |
| dative (þágufall) |
vönuðum | vanaðri | vönuðu | vönuðum | vönuðum | vönuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
vanaðs | vanaðrar | vanaðs | vanaðra | vanaðra | vanaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
vanaði | vanaða | vanaða | vönuðu | vönuðu | vönuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
vanaða | vönuðu | vanaða | vönuðu | vönuðu | vönuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
vanaða | vönuðu | vanaða | vönuðu | vönuðu | vönuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
vanaða | vönuðu | vanaða | vönuðu | vönuðu | vönuðu | |
Ingrian
Adjective
vana
- (dialectal) Alternative spelling of vanha
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
- Yli joen langolle, vanan kylän Iljalle.
- Over the river to sister's husband, the little village's Ilja.
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 57
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
vana
Etymology 2
Verb
vana
- inflection of vanare:
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aː.na/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.na/,
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aː.naː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.na/,
Adjective
vāna
- inflection of vānus:
Adjective
vānā
Laz
Conjunction
vana
- Latin spelling of ვანა (vana)
Noun
vana
- Latin spelling of ვანა (vana)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit वन (vana, “forest”).
Noun
vana n
Declension
Declension table of "vana" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vanaṃ | vanāni |
| Accusative (second) | vanaṃ | vanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vanena | vanehi or vanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vanassa or vanāya or vanatthaṃ | vanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vanasmā or vanamhā or vanā | vanehi or vanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vanassa | vanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vanasmiṃ or vanamhi or vane | vanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vana | vanāni |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Formations from the root van.
Noun
vana n
Declension
Declension table of "vana" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vanaṃ | vanāni |
| Accusative (second) | vanaṃ | vanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vanena | vanehi or vanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vanassa or vanāya or vanatthaṃ | vanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vanasmā or vanamhā or vanā | vanehi or vanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vanassa | vanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vanasmiṃ or vanamhi or vane | vanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vana | vanāni |
Verb
vana
- imperative active second-person singular of vanati (“to desire”)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
vana
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Adjective
vana
Noun
vana
- habit; a regularly done action
- the state or degree of being accustomed to something (practical); experience, know-how
- Synonym: erfarenhet
Declension
| Declension of vana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vana | vanan | vanor | vanorna |
| Genitive | vanas | vanans | vanors | vanornas |
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- vana in Svensk ordbok.
Tolai
Verb
vana
- to go
Võro
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vanha.
Adjective
vana (genitive vana, partitive vanna)
Inflection
Inflection of vana
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vana | vanaq |
| accusative | vana | vanaq |
| genitive | vana | vanno |
| partitive | vanna | vanno |
| illative | vanna | vanno vannohe |
| inessive | vanan vanahn |
vanon vannon vanohn vannohn |
| elative | vanast | vanost vannost |
| allative | vanalõ | vanolõ vannolõ |
| adessive | vanal | vanol vannol |
| ablative | vanalt | vanolt vannolt |
| translative | vanas | vanos vannos |
| terminative | vananiq | vanoniq vannoniq |
| abessive | vanaldaq | vanoldaq vannoldaq |
| comitative | vanagaq | vannogaq |
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vanha.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vana (comparative vanapi, superlative kõikka vanapi)
Inflection
| Declension of vana (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vana | vanad |
| genitive | vana | vanojõ, vanoi |
| partitive | vanna | vanoitõ, vanoi |
| illative | vannasõ, vanna | vanoisõ |
| inessive | vanaz | vanoiz |
| elative | vanassõ | vanoissõ |
| allative | vanalõ | vanoilõ |
| adessive | vanallõ | vanoillõ |
| ablative | vanaltõ | vanoiltõ |
| translative | vanassi | vanoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
Noun
vana
Inflection
| Declension of vana (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vana | vanad |
| genitive | vana | vanojõ, vanoi |
| partitive | vanna | vanoitõ, vanoi |
| illative | vannasõ, vanna | vanoisõ |
| inessive | vanaz | vanoiz |
| elative | vanassõ | vanoissõ |
| allative | vanalõ | vanoilõ |
| adessive | vanallõ | vanoillõ |
| ablative | vanaltõ | vanoiltõ |
| translative | vanassi | vanoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn