vinna

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See also: vinná

Czech

Pronunciation

Adjective

vinna

  1. inflection of vinen:
    1. feminine singular
    2. neuter plural

Antonyms

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, plural vinnur)

  1. business, acquisition, work, profession
  2. (archaic, agriculture) ploughing
Declension
Declension of vinna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinna vinnan vinnur vinnurnar
accusative vinnu vinnuna vinnur vinnurnar
dative vinnu vinnuni vinnum vinnunum
genitive vinnu vinnunnar vinna vinnanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Swedish vinna, Icelandic vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb

vinna (third person singular past indicative vann, third person plural past indicative vunnu, supine vunnið)

  1. to win
  2. to earn
  3. to get
  4. to work
Conjugation
Conjugation of vinna (group v-44)
infinitive vinna
supine vunnið
participle (a34)1 vinnandi vunnin
present past
first singular vinni vann
second singular vinnur vanst
third singular vinnur vann
plural vinna vunnu
imperative
singular vinn!
plural vinnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

See also

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, no plural)

  1. a job, an occupation, an employment
    Að hafa vinnu.
    To be employed.
  2. work, labour
Declension
declension of vinna
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative vinna vinnan
accusative vinnu vinnuna
dative vinnu vinnunni
genitive vinnu vinnunnar
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Faroese vinna, Swedish vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb

vinna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vann, third-person plural past indicative unnu, supine unnið)

  1. (intransitive) to work, to labour
    Ég nenni ekki að vinna.
    I don't want to work.
    Ég vinn allan daginn.
    I work all day.
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to do, to perform (e.g. a task)
  3. (intransitive) to win, to achieve victory
    Ég vann!
    I won!
  4. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to triumph in (e.g. a game)
    Við unnum keppnina.
    We won the tournament.
  5. (transitive, with accusative) to conquer, to beat, to defeat
    Fjölnismenn unnu Val 2–1 í gær.
    Fjölnir beat Valur 2–1 yesterday.
  6. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to obtain, to get
    Herinn vann borgina frá uppreisnarmönnunum.
    The army took the city from the rebels.
Conjugation
vinna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að vinna
supine
(sagnbót) 		unnið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		vinnandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég vinn við vinnum present
(nútíð) 		ég vinni við vinnum
þú vinnur þið vinnið þú vinnir þið vinnið
hann, hún, það vinnur þeir, þær, þau vinna hann, hún, það vinni þeir, þær, þau vinni
past
(þátíð) 		ég vann við unnum past
(þátíð) 		ég ynni við ynnum
þú vannst þið unnuð þú ynnir þið ynnuð
hann, hún, það vann þeir, þær, þau unnu hann, hún, það ynni þeir, þær, þau ynnu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		vinn (þú) vinnið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
vinndu vinniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
vinnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að vinnast
supine
(sagnbót) 		unnist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		vinnandist **
** 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 vinnst við vinnumst present
(nútíð) 		ég vinnist við vinnumst
þú vinnst þið vinnist þú vinnist þið vinnist
hann, hún, það vinnst þeir, þær, þau vinnast hann, hún, það vinnist þeir, þær, þau vinnist
past
(þátíð) 		ég vannst við unnumst past
(þátíð) 		ég ynnist við ynnumst
þú vannst þið unnust þú ynnist þið ynnust
hann, hún, það vannst þeir, þær, þau unnust hann, hún, það ynnist þeir, þær, þau ynnust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		vinnst (þú) vinnist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
vinnstu vinnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
unninn — 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) 		unninn unnin unnið unnir unnar unnin
accusative
(þolfall) 		unninn unna unnið unna unnar unnin
dative
(þágufall) 		unnum unninni unnu unnum unnum unnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		unnins unninnar unnins unninna unninna unninna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		unni unna unna unnu unnu unnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		unna unnu unna unnu unnu unnu
dative
(þágufall) 		unna unnu unna unnu unnu unnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		unna unnu unna unnu unnu unnu
Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • vinne (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Akin to English win.

Pronunciation

Verb

vinna (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to win

Synonyms

  • (in intransitive meaning): sigra

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Compare Old English winnan, Old Saxon winnan, Old High German winnan, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (winnan).

Verb

vinna (singular past indicative vann, plural past indicative unnu, past participle unninn)

  1. to accomplish

Conjugation

Conjugation of vinna — active (strong class 3)
infinitive vinna
present participle vinnandi
past participle unninn
indicative present past
1st-person singular vinn vann
2nd-person singular vinnr, viðr vannt
3rd-person singular vinnr, viðr vann
1st-person plural vinnum unnum
2nd-person plural vinnið unnuð
3rd-person plural vinna unnu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vinna ynna
2nd-person singular vinnir ynnir
3rd-person singular vinni ynni
1st-person plural vinnim ynnim
2nd-person plural vinnið ynnið
3rd-person plural vinni ynni
imperative present
2nd-person singular vinn
1st-person plural vinnum
2nd-person plural vinnið
Conjugation of vinna — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive vinnask
present participle vinnandisk
past participle unnizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vinnumk unnumk
2nd-person singular vinnsk vannzk
3rd-person singular vinnsk vannsk
1st-person plural vinnumsk unnumsk
2nd-person plural vinnizk unnuzk
3rd-person plural vinnask unnusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vinnumk ynnumk
2nd-person singular vinnisk ynnisk
3rd-person singular vinnisk ynnisk
1st-person plural vinnimsk ynnimsk
2nd-person plural vinnizk ynnizk
3rd-person plural vinnisk ynnisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vinnsk
1st-person plural vinnumsk
2nd-person plural vinnizk

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vinna
  • Faroese: vinna
  • Norwegian: vinne
  • Old Swedish: vinna
  • Old Danish: winnæ

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Verb

vinna

  1. to perform, to accomplish
  2. to undergo, to suffer
  3. to struggle, to toil
  4. to win, to gain

Conjugation

Conjugation of vinna (strong)
present past
infinitive vinna —
participle vinnandi, vinnande unnin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vinder vinni, vinne — van unni, unne
þū vinder vinni, vinne vin vant unni, unne
han vinder vinni, vinne — van unni, unne
vīr vinnum, vinnom vinnum, vinnom vinnum, vinnom unnum, unnom unnum, unnom
īr vinnin vinnin vinnin unnin unnin
þēr vinna vinnin — unnu, unno unnin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vints vinnis, vinnes — vans unnis, unnes
þū vints vinnis, vinnes — vants unnis, unnes
han vints vinnis, vinnes — vans unnis, unnes
vīr vinnums, -oms vinnums, vinnoms — unnums, unnoms unnums, unnoms
īr vinnins vinnins — unnins unnins
þēr vinnas vinnins — unnus, unnos unnins

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vinna, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Icelandic vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

vinna (present vinner, preterite vann, supine vunnit, imperative vinn)

  1. to win, to defeat, to beat
  2. to gain, to make a net profit, to receive as a benefit
    Vad vinner jag på det?
    What's in it for me?
    (literally, “What do I gain for it?”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vinna (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive vinna vinnas
Supine vunnit vunnits
Imperative vinn —
Imper. plural1 vinnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vinner vann vinns, vinnes vanns
Ind. plural1 vinna vunno vinnas vunnos
Subjunctive2 vinne vunne vinnes vunnes
Participles
Present participle vinnande
Past participle vunnen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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