vapen
Conjugation of vapen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | vapen | |||
past singular | vapete | |||
past participle | gevapet | |||
infinitive | vapen | |||
gerund | vapen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | vape | vapete | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | vapet, vape2 | vapete | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | vapet | vapete | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | vapet | vapete | ||
3rd person singular | vapet | vapete | ||
plural | vapen | vapeten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | vape | vapete | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | vapen | vapeten | ||
imperative sing. | vape | |||
imperative plur.1 | vapet | |||
participles | vapend | gevapet | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
From Old Swedish vapn, vakn, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Attested in the “weapon” sense since the 11th century, in the heraldic sense since 1430–1450, and in the “military branch” sense since 1855.
vapen n
Note: compounds using “vapen” could technically refer to any of the word’s multiple senses. For instance, “stadsvapen” could in theory mean “city weapon”, rather than having the by far more common meaning of “(heraldic) city arms”. The grouping of terms below is intended to reflect the words’ most common meanings, with the fourth group meant for terms whose meanings are more context‐sensitive.
Terms relating to the “weapon” sense:
Terms relating to the “(heraldic) arms” sense:
Terms relating to the “military branch” sense:
Terms potentially relating to different senses, depending on the context: