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) bath, bathtub ==== Declension ==== == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French vendre (“to sell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vãn/ === Verb === vann (transitive) to sell ==== Related terms ==== === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 198 == Livonian == === Verb === vann Salaca form of vannõ === References === Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn. == Mauritian Creole == === Verb === vann Medial form of vande == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === vatn (noun) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋanː/, [ʋanː] Rhymes: -anː Homophone: vann- Hyphenation: vann === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Danish vand (“water”), from Old Danish watn (“water”), also attested as wadn and wand, corresponding to Old Norse vatn (“water”), from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), from the root *wed- (“water; wet”). The alternative form vatn (“water”) more directly continues Old Norse vatn in Norwegian. The compound-initial form vass- (“water-”) continues Old Norse vaz, the genitive of vatn, while vann- (“water-”) is based on the modern Bokmål form. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk vatn, Danish vand, Swedish vatten, Icelandic vatn and vatn, English water, Dutch water, German Wasser and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō, “water”). ==== Noun ==== vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna or vannene) (chemistry, usually uncountable) water; the chemical compound H2O, especially as a clear, colourless and odourless liquid water resulting from rain, melting, spilling or a similar process water which enters, leaks into or is kept out of something a natural body of water or expanse of water, such as a sea, fjord, river or lake the quantity, level or depth of water in a river, lake, sea or similar body of water (poetic, in the plural) waters; a large expanse or mass of water (biblical, figurative) danger, distress or overwhelming adversity water moving in an underground course, current, stream or wave (literary, in the plural) flowing or flooding masses of water; floodwaters the surface of a body of water (countable) a body of fresh water surrounded by land; a lake, especially a relatively small one Synonym: innsjø water used for a particular practical purpose fresh water obtained from a well, pump, pipe or public water supply a piped water supply or connection water used for washing, bathing or cleaning a quantity or change of washing water (religion) water regarded as cleansing, consecrating or life-giving, especially in baptism fresh water used for drinking by people or animals, or for watering plants water used in preparing food or drink (colloquial) an insipid or heavily diluted drink (dated) a speech, article, performance or other work lacking substance or content water used to operate, power or cool machinery or industrial equipment water containing minerals, flavouring, medicine or another substance for a particular purpose a liquid resembling, containing or consisting largely of water a clear bodily fluid amniotic fluid urine clear fluid discharged through the tear duct; tears the juice or liquid contained in a plant, fruit or berry (mineralogy) the clear, transparent lustre or degree of clarity and purity of a gemstone or pearl En diamant av første vann. ― A diamond of the first water. ===== Usage notes ===== In the senses referring to water as a substance, vann is normally uncountable. It is countable when it denotes lakes, distinct types or quantities of water, or changes of washing water. ==== Derived terms ==== ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== innsjø (“lake”) sjø (“sea; large lake”) tjern (“small lake, pond”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German dann und wann (“now and then”), adapted as the fixed expression dann og vann. The second element corresponds to German wann (“when; ever”) and survives independently only within this expression. Compare Danish dann og vand (“now and then”). ==== Adverb ==== vann only used in dann og vann (“now and then, from time to time”) Dann og vann trenger en å ta pause. ― One needs to take a break from time to time. === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vann imperative of vanne (“to water; wet or soak; dilute; give water to; urinate; strike or land on water”) === Anagrams === navn, vann- === References === “vann” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “vann_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “vann_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, Leiden: Brill, s.v. “*watōr”. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From vatn with tn > nn (cf. botn > bonn). Also largely influenced by Danish vand, whence Norwegian Bokmål vann. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʋɐnː/ Rhymes: -ɐnː ==== Noun ==== vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna) (dialectal, South Eastern Norway) alternative form of vatn (“water”) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vann past of vinna == Old Norse == === Verb === vann first/third-person singular past active indicative of vinna == Scanian == === Etymology === From Old Norse vatn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʋán] === Noun === vann n water == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /van/ === Noun === vann n (Scania) water; body of water === Verb === vann past indicative of vinna