wane

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /weɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Hyphenation: mane Homophones: wain, Wain, Waine, Wayne (all pane–pain merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English wane, from Old English wana (“defect, shortage”), from Proto-West Germanic *wanō, from Proto-Germanic *wanô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to leave, abandon; empty, deserted”). ==== Noun ==== wane (plural wanes) A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. 1913, Michael Ott, The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wenzel Anton Kaunitz", His influence which was on the wane during the reign of Joseph II grew still less during the reign of Leopold II (1790-2). The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth. (literary) The end of a period. (woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark. 2002, Peter Ross, Appraisal and Repair of Timber Structures, p. 11, Sapwood, or even bark, may appear on the corners, or may have been cut off, resulting in wane, or missing timber. ===== Usage notes ===== When referring to the moon or a time period, the word is found mostly in prepositional phrases like in or on the wane. ===== Synonyms ===== (a diminution in power, value, etc.): decrease, decline ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English wanen, wanien, from Old English wanian, wonian, from Proto-West Germanic *wanōn, from Proto-Germanic *wanōną. ==== Verb ==== wane (third-person singular simple present wanes, present participle waning, simple past and past participle waned) (intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. (intransitive) For light to dim or diminish in strength. (intransitive, astronomy) For the Moon to pass through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible. (intransitive) Said of a time period that comes to an end. (intransitive, archaic) To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to decrease. ===== Antonyms ===== wax ===== Derived terms ===== wax and wane ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Scots wean. ==== Alternative forms ==== wain, waine, wean ==== Noun ==== wane (plural wanes) (Scotland, slang) A child. === Etymology 4 === From Middle English wōne, wāne (“dwelling," "custom”), of unclear origins, compare wont. ==== Alternative forms ==== wone (Southern England) ==== Noun ==== wane (plural wanes) (chiefly Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A house or dwelling. === Anagrams === Ewan, Newa, anew, wean == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.nə/ Hyphenation: wa‧ne === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Kari'na wanu, possibly via Sranan Tongo wana. ==== Noun ==== wane c (uncountable, no diminutive) (Suriname) Sextonia rubra (a species of South American tree that produces hardwood) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== wane (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wanen === References === == Fula == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). === Noun === wane nge (plural bani) (Pular) a cow with a brown hide === References === Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014. == Middle Dutch == === Verb === wâne inflection of wânen: first-person singular present indicative first/third-person singular present subjunctive == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English wana, wona (noun) and wan, won (noun), related to wanian (“to diminish”). ==== Noun ==== wane (uncountable) penury, deprivation, neediness lack, absence diminution ===== Alternative forms ===== wan, won, wone; wain (Northern) ===== Descendants ===== English: wane Scots: wane, waine ==== References ==== “wāne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Probably from Old English wēan or wēana, oblique cases of wēa (“woe, grief, misery”). ==== Noun ==== wane (plural wanes) woeful, miserable state; adversity; misfortune affliction, tribulation destruction ===== Alternative forms ===== wan, won, wone weane, wæn, wæne, wæine, wen, wene (Early Middle English, southwest Midlands) ===== Descendants ===== English: wane ==== References ==== “wāne, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 3 === From Old English wana, wona (adjective) and wan, won (adjective), related to wanian (“to diminish”). ==== Adjective ==== wane inadequate, incomplete, imperfect lacking, missing, absent ===== Alternative forms ===== wan, wanne, wone, won, vane ===== Descendants ===== English: wane Scots: wan, wane ==== References ==== “wāne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== wane (Northern) alternative form of vein === Etymology 5 === ==== Adverb ==== wane alternative form of fain === Etymology 6 === ==== Adjective ==== wane alternative form of wan === Etymology 7 === ==== Noun ==== wane (Northern, Early Middle English) alternative form of wone (“dwelling”) === Etymology 8 === ==== Noun ==== wane (Northern) alternative form of wone (“course”) === Etymology 9 === ==== Noun ==== wane alternative form of wain (“wagon”) === Etymology 10 === ==== Noun ==== wane alternative form of veine (“vein”) === Etymology 11 === ==== Verb ==== wane alternative form of wanen === Etymology 12 === ==== Adverb ==== wane alternative form of whenne ==== Conjunction ==== wane alternative form of whenne === Etymology 13 === ==== Verb ==== wane alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen alternative form of wonnen: plural simple past of winnen === Etymology 14 === ==== Adverb ==== wane alternative form of whanne ==== Conjunction ==== wane alternative form of whanne == North Frisian == === Etymology === See the main entry. === Pronunciation === (Mooring) IPA(key): [ˈvanə] === Verb === wane (Mooring) alternative form of wune (“to win”) ==== Conjugation ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.ne/ === Adjective === wane inflection of wana: nominative feminine/neuter singular accusative neuter singular