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Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu wena.
Pronoun
wena
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Northern Sotho
Pronoun
wena
- you
Old English
Etymology
Related to wēnan and wēn.
Pronunciation
Noun
wēna m
- opinion
- imagination
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
Þa ðe ne gelyfað ðurh agenne cyre hí scoriað, na ðurh gewyrd, forðan ðe gewyrd nis nan ðing buton leas wēna; ne nan ðing soðlice be gewyrde ne gewyrð, ac ealle ðing þurh Godes dom beoð geendebyrde, seðe cwæð þurh his witegan, "Ic afandige manna heortan, and heora lendena, and ælcum sylle æfter his færelde, and æfter his agenre afundennysse.""- Those who believe not through their own choice perish, not through destiny, for destiny is nothing but a false imagination; for nothing takes place by destiny, but all things are ordered by the doom of God, who said through his prophet, "I try the hearts of men, and their loins, and give to everyone according to his course, and according to his own invention."
Declension
Weak:
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wānijan, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognates include Old English wēnan and Old Saxon wānian and Old Dutch wānen.
Pronunciation
Verb
wena
- (intransitive) to think
- (intransitive) to hope, ween
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Syllabification: we‧na
Noun
wena f
- afflatus, inspiration
- Synonyms: natchnienie, inspiracja
Declension
Further reading
- wena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fana, from Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.
Noun
wena
- home-made speargun (made of rubber band and steel wire)
Aumai loa koe tau wená, kē wano ake ai au wenawena.- Will you give me your spear so that I can go spear-fishing?
- bow
Taku wena nei na māni ki te lākau wetau.- My bow is made of wetau wood.
Verb
wena
- to shoot an arrow or spear
Taku puaka nā yele i te niú, na wena loa e te tangata, mate.- The pig I tied to that coconut tree was shot with an arrow by someone and it died.
Derived terms
Further reading
Sotho
Pronoun
wena
- you
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Spanish
Adjective
wena
- feminine singular of weno
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Tsonga
Pronoun
wena
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *wená.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wená
- you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
Inflection
References