vann

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wanne (“tub”), from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanna (“tub”), from Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”), from Proto-Italic *watnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

vann (genitive vanni, partitive vanni)

1. bath, bathtub

Declension

Declension of vann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vann	vannid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	vanni
genitive			vannide
partitive		vanni	vanne vannisid
illative		vanni vannisse	vannidesse vannesse
inessive		vannis	vannides vannes
elative		vannist	vannidest vannest
allative		vannile	vannidele vannele
adessive		vannil	vannidel vannel
ablative		vannilt	vannidelt vannelt
translative		vanniks	vannideks vanneks
terminative		vannini	vannideni
essive		vannina	vannidena
abessive		vannita	vannideta
comitative		vanniga	vannidega

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French vendre (“sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vãn/

Verb

vann

1. To sell

Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) vannõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vannodak.

Verb

vann

1. swear

Mauritian Creole

Verb

vann

1. Medial form of vande

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr.

Alternative forms

• vatn (Nynorsk also)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑnː/

Noun

vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna or vannene)

1. (uncountable) water
2. body of water; pond, lake

Derived terms

• avløpsvann
• badevann
• brakkvann
• drikkevann
• elvevann
• farvann
• ferskvann
• fjellvann
• fostervann
• grunnvann
• havvann
• høyvann
• kjølevann
• kjølvann
• kongevann
• lavvann
• mineralvann
• overflatevann
• regnvann
• saltvann
• sjøvann
• smeltevann
• småvann
• snøvann
• såpevann
• tidevann
• tungtvann
• undervannsbåt
• vannavkjølt
• vannbasert
• vannblemme
• vannbruk
• vannbøffel
• vannbåren
• vanndamp
• vanndråpe
• vannfall
• vannfarge
• vannflate
• vannforsyning
• vannfri
• vannfugl
• vannføring
• vanninnhold
• vannkanon
• vannkant
• vannklosett
• vannkoker
• vannkraft
• vannkraftverk
• vannlekkasje
• vannlevende
• vannlilje
• vannlinje
• vannløp
• vannløs
• vannløselig
• vannmangel
• vannmelon
• vannmengde
• vannmerke
• vannmølle
• vannpolo
• vannpumpe
• vannrett
• vannrør
• vannscooter, vannskuter
• vannseng
• vannski
• vannskille
• vannsport
• vannstand
• vanntank
• vanntemperatur
• vanntett
• vanntårn
• vannvei
• vannverk
• vannvolum
• varmtvann
• vievann

 

Related terms

• vanne

See also

• innsjø m
• tjern n

Etymology 2

Verb

vann

1. imperative of vanne

References

• “vann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From vatn with tn > nn (cf. botn > bonn). Also largely influenced by Danish vand, whence Norwegian Bokmål vann.

Noun

vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna)

1. (dialectal, South Eastern Norway) alternative form of vatn (“water”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vann

1. past of vinna

Old Norse

Verb

vann

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of vinna

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse vatn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋán]

Noun

vann n

1. water

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /van/

Noun

vann n

1. (Scania) water; body of water

Verb

vann

1. past indicative of vinna