venin
See also: vénîn
English edit
Etymology edit
From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.
Noun edit
venin (plural venins)
- (obsolete) Synonym of venom.
- (biochemistry) A toxic substance found in the venom of poisonous snakes.
- (biochemistry) A supposedly identical toxic substance obtained by cleavage of an albumose.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “venin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French venin, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
venin m (plural venins)
- venom (poison)
- Synonym: poison
- (figuratively) venom (feeling of malign or contempt)
- cracher son venin ― to spit venom
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “venin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French venim.
Noun edit
venin m (plural venins)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- French: venin
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin venēnum, either directly or via the later form venīnum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
venin n (plural veninuri)
Declension edit
The plural form of this word is rare.
Declension of venin
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) venin | veninul | (niște) veninuri | veninurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) venin | veninului | (unor) veninuri | veninurilor |
vocative | veninule | veninurilor |