vand

See also: vând, vänd, vånd, and vanð

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvanˀ/, [ˈʋænˀ]

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• Rhymes: -and

Etymology 1

Metathesis of Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).

Noun

vand n (singular definite vandet, plural indefinite vande)

1. (uncountable) water
2. sea

Declension

Declension of vand

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vand	vandet	vande	vandene
genitive	vands	vandets	vandes	vandenes

Noun

vand c (singular definite vanden, plural indefinite vander or vand)

1. soft drink

Declension

Declension of vand

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vand	vanden	vander vand	vanderne vandene
genitive	vands	vandens	vanders vands	vandernes vandenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vand

1. imperative of vande

Further reading

• “vand” in Den Danske Ordbog