vegan

See also: Vegan and végan

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English vegetable

English vegetable

English -arian

English vegetarian

English vegan

Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first appeared in The Vegan News.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːɡən/, /ˈveɪɡən/,

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophones: vaguen (one pronunciation), Vegan
• Rhymes: -iːɡən, -eɪɡən
• Hyphenation: ve‧gan

Adjective

vegan (not comparable)

1. (of a product or practice, especially food) Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.

   Synonym: (of food) plant-based

   He eats a completely vegan diet.

   This chocolate cake is vegan.

   • 1975 March 21, Judy Klemesrud, “Vegetarianism: Growing Way of Life, Especially Among the Young”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     Is their way of eating healthy and safe? Doctors and nutritionists generally give an almost unqualified “yes” to lacto‐ovo vegetarianism, but express some doubts about vegan diets.

   • 2021 May 18, Jack Ewing, Lauren Hirsch, “The Big Money Is Going Vegan”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN:

     The interest of heavyweight investors is confirmation that vegan food has gone mainstream, but it could also make it harder for Oatly to maintain its anti-establishment image.

2. (of a person) Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.

   She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.

3. Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

   Yesterday I went to a vegan party.

   She is interested in vegan philosophy.

Derived terms

• unvegan
• vegan burger
• veganhood
• veganic
• veganism
• veganist
• veganite
• vegansexual
• Veganuary

 

Translations

relating to vegans or veganism

• Bulgarian: веган m (vegan)
• Catalan: vegà (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 純素／纯素 (chúnsù)

• Czech: veganský
• Danish: vegansk
• Dutch: veganistisch (nl), vegan (nl)
• Esperanto: vegana (eo)
• Finnish: vegaaninen (fi)
• French: végan (fr) m, végane (fr) m or f, végétalien (fr)
• Galician: vegano
• Georgian: ვეგანური (veganuri)
• German: vegan (de)
• Hebrew: טִבְעוֹנִי (he) (tiv'oní)
• Hindi: वीगन (vīgan)
• Hungarian: vega (hu), vegán (hu)
• Irish: veigeánach
• Italian: vegano (it)
• Japanese: ビーガン (ja) (bīgan), 絶対菜食主義者 (zettaisaishokushugisha, literally “absolute vegetarian”)
• Macedonian: вегански (veganski)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vegansk

  Nynorsk: vegansk

• Polish: wegański (pl)
• Portuguese: vegano (pt)
• Romanian: vegan m, vegană f
• Russian: ве́ганский (ru) (véganskij), вега́нский (ru) (vegánskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: vegan m, veganka f, веганка f, веган m
• Spanish: vegano (es)
• Swedish: vegansk (sv)
• Ukrainian: вега́н m (vehán)
• Vietnamese: thuần chay
• Welsh: feganaidd, figanaidd

Noun

vegan (plural vegans)

1. A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products [from 1944]
2. A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

   Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.

Derived terms

• I'm a vegan

 

Translations

supporter of veganism

• Catalan: vegà (ca) m, vegana (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 纯素食者 (zh)

• Czech: vegan (cs) m, veganka f
• Danish: veganer (da)
• Dutch: veganist (nl) m, veganiste (nl) f
• Esperanto: vegano (eo)
• Finnish: vegaani (fi), kasvissyöjä (fi)
• French: végan (fr) m, végétalien (fr) m, végétalienne (fr) f, végane (fr) m or f
• Galician: vegano m
• Georgian: ვეგანი (vegani)
• German: Veganer (de) m, Veganerin (de) f
• Greek: ακραιφνής χορτοφάγος m or f (akraifnís chortofágos)
• Hebrew: טִבְעוֹנִי (he) (tiv'oní)
• Hindi: वीगन m (vīgan)
• Hungarian: vegán (hu)
• Irish: veigeán m, fíor-veigeatóir m
• Italian: vegano (it) m
• Japanese: ヴィーガン (vīgan), ビーガン (ja) (bīgan), 絶対菜食主義者 (zettaisaishokushugisha, literally “absolute vegetarian”)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: веган m (vegan), веганка f (veganka)
• Maori: karohuarehe
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: veganer m, vegan m

  Nynorsk: veganar m, vegan m

• Polish: weganin (pl) m, weganka (pl) f
• Portuguese: vegano (pt) m, vegana f
• Russian: ве́ган (ru) m (végan), вега́н (ru) m (vegán), ве́ганка (ru) f (véganka), вега́нка (ru) f (vegánka)
• Sicilian: viganu m, vigana f
• Spanish: vegano (es) m, vegana f
• Swedish: vegan (sv)
• Turkish: vegan (tr)
• Ukrainian: ве́ган m (véhan), вега́нка f (vehánka)
• Welsh: fegan, figan, cigwrthodwr caeth m, llysfwytäwr caeth m
• Yiddish: וועגאַנער m (veganer)

See also

• vegetarian
• vegetarianism

Further reading

• vegan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ganev, Vange, ganev

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛɡan]

Noun

vegan m anim (female equivalent veganka)

1. vegan (veganism supporter)

Declension

Declension of vegan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	vegan	vegani
genitive	vegana	veganů
dative	veganovi, veganu	veganům
accusative	vegana	vegany
vocative	vegane	vegani
locative	veganovi, veganu	veganech
instrumental	veganem	vegany

Related terms

• veganský
• veganství

 

See also

• vegetarián m
• vegetariánství n

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviɡən/

Adjective

vegan (not comparable)

1. vegan

   Synonym: veganistisch

Noun

vegan m or f (plural vegans)

1. vegan

   Synonyms: veganist, veganiste

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈɡaːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

vegan (strong nominative masculine singular veganer, comparative veganer, superlative am vegansten)

1. vegan
   • 2014, Boris Gromodka, Sabine Eichhorst, Veggie Family: Unser neues Leben ohne Fleisch‎^[5], Bastei Lübbe, →ISBN:

     Außerdem leben wir in Frankfurt-Bornheim in der mutmaßlich vegansten Gegend Deutschlands: Im Umkreis von einem Quadratkilometer gibt es einen veganen Supermarkt und vier herkömmliche Supermärkte, deren vegetarisches und veganes Angebot ständig wächst, sogar Aldi hat Veggieburger, Sojadrinks und Tofuwürstchen im Sortiment.

     In addition, we live in Frankfurt-Bornheim in what is probably the most vegan area in Germany: within a square kilometer there is a vegan supermarket and four conventional supermarkets, whose vegetarian and vegan range is constantly growing, even Aldi has veggie burgers, soy drinks and tofu sausages in its range.

   • 2021 November 6, Andreas Rüttenauer, “Zertifikatehandel mit dem Klimagewissen: Schweinsbraten gegen Waschnüsse”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[6], →ISSN:

     An der nächsten Straßenecke ist ein Start-up, das veganes Hundefutter vertreibt. So ist das heute wohl, denke ich und ergötze mich am Wohlklang, den das Zermalmen der Schweinsbratenkruste verursacht.

     On the next street corner is a start-up that sells vegan dog food. That's the way it is today but I prefer the sound of crushing the roast pork crust.

Declension

Positive forms of vegan

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist vegan	sie ist vegan	es ist vegan	sie sind vegan
strong declension (without article)	nominative	veganer	vegane	veganes	vegane
	genitive	veganen	veganer	veganen	veganer
	dative	veganem	veganer	veganem	veganen
	accusative	veganen	vegane	veganes	vegane
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der vegane	die vegane	das vegane	die veganen
	genitive	des veganen	der veganen	des veganen	der veganen
	dative	dem veganen	der veganen	dem veganen	den veganen
	accusative	den veganen	die vegane	das vegane	die veganen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein veganer	eine vegane	ein veganes	(keine) veganen
	genitive	eines veganen	einer veganen	eines veganen	(keiner) veganen
	dative	einem veganen	einer veganen	einem veganen	(keinen) veganen
	accusative	einen veganen	eine vegane	ein veganes	(keine) veganen

Comparative forms of vegan

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist veganer	sie ist veganer	es ist veganer	sie sind veganer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	veganerer	veganere	veganeres	veganere
	genitive	veganeren	veganerer	veganeren	veganerer
	dative	veganerem	veganerer	veganerem	veganeren
	accusative	veganeren	veganere	veganeres	veganere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der veganere	die veganere	das veganere	die veganeren
	genitive	des veganeren	der veganeren	des veganeren	der veganeren
	dative	dem veganeren	der veganeren	dem veganeren	den veganeren
	accusative	den veganeren	die veganere	das veganere	die veganeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein veganerer	eine veganere	ein veganeres	(keine) veganeren
	genitive	eines veganeren	einer veganeren	eines veganeren	(keiner) veganeren
	dative	einem veganeren	einer veganeren	einem veganeren	(keinen) veganeren
	accusative	einen veganeren	eine veganere	ein veganeres	(keine) veganeren

Superlative forms of vegan

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am vegansten	sie ist am vegansten	es ist am vegansten	sie sind am vegansten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	veganster	veganste	veganstes	veganste
	genitive	vegansten	veganster	vegansten	veganster
	dative	veganstem	veganster	veganstem	vegansten
	accusative	vegansten	veganste	veganstes	veganste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der veganste	die veganste	das veganste	die vegansten
	genitive	des vegansten	der vegansten	des vegansten	der vegansten
	dative	dem vegansten	der vegansten	dem vegansten	den vegansten
	accusative	den vegansten	die veganste	das veganste	die vegansten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein veganster	eine veganste	ein veganstes	(keine) vegansten
	genitive	eines vegansten	einer vegansten	eines vegansten	(keiner) vegansten
	dative	einem vegansten	einer vegansten	einem vegansten	(keinen) vegansten
	accusative	einen vegansten	eine veganste	ein veganstes	(keine) vegansten

Further reading

• “vegan” in Duden online
• “vegan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vi.ɡən], [vi.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -ən, -an
• Hyphenation: ve‧gan

Noun

vegan (Jawi spelling ۏيݢان, plural vegan-vegan, informal 1st possessive veganku, 2nd possessive veganmu, 3rd possessive vegannya)

1. A vegan.

Related terms

• veganisme (“veganism”)

 

Further reading

• “vegan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan, a clipping of either vegetarian or vegetable. Coined by Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first appeared in The Vegan News.

Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganer, definite plural veganene)

1. a vegan

Synonyms

• veganer

Related terms

• vegansk
• veganisme

References

• “vegan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English vegan.

Noun

vegan m (definite singular veganen, indefinite plural veganar, definite plural veganane)

1. a vegan

Synonyms

• veganar

Related terms

• vegansk

References

• “vegan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

vegan c

1. a vegan (someone who does not consume animal products)

Declension

Declension of vegan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vegan	vegans
	definite	veganen	veganens
plural	indefinite	veganer	veganers
	definite	veganerna	veganernas

Related terms

• vegansk

See also

• vegetarian

References

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