vaen
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Old East Slavic воина (voina, “war”). Compare Russian война (vojna, “war”). Cognate with Finnish vaino. Alternatively of Baltic origin; compare Latvian vaina (“fault, guilt”). The word appears in older literature often with the meaning of "war".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaen (genitive vaenu, partitive vaenu)
- hostility, enmity
- Sõja ajal suurenes vaen kahe riigi vahel.
- During the war, hostilities between the two countries increased.
Inflection edit
| Declension of vaen (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vaen | vaenud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vaenu | ||
| genitive | vaenude | ||
| partitive | vaenu | vaene vaenusid | |
| illative | vaenu vaenusse |
vaenudesse vaenesse | |
| inessive | vaenus | vaenudes vaenes | |
| elative | vaenust | vaenudest vaenest | |
| allative | vaenule | vaenudele vaenele | |
| adessive | vaenul | vaenudel vaenel | |
| ablative | vaenult | vaenudelt vaenelt | |
| translative | vaenuks | vaenudeks vaeneks | |
| terminative | vaenuni | vaenudeni | |
| essive | vaenuna | vaenudena | |
| abessive | vaenuta | vaenudeta | |
| comitative | vaenuga | vaenudega | |
References edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch fān, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han.
Verb edit
vâen
- to catch, to capture
- to seize, to grab
- to catch, to intercept (something in the air)
- to imprison
- to conquer (of a city)
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “vaen, vanghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN