vapen

Dutch

Etymology

From English vape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: va‧pen
• Rhymes: -eːpən

Verb

vapen

1. (intransitive) To vape (to inhale the vapour of an electronic cigarette).

   Synonym: dampen

Inflection

Related terms

• vaper

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹vɑːpɛn/,

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• Rhymes: -¹ɑːpɛn

Noun

vapen n

1. weapon
2. (heraldry) arms
3. (chiefly in compounds) military branch, or part thereof

   Synonym: försvars­gren

   flygvapen ― air force

Declension

Related terms

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:

• flygvapen
• vapenslag

Terms potentially relating to different senses, depending on the context:

References

• vapen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vapen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vapen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)