von

      German

      Etymology

      From Middle High German von (from), from Old High German fon, fona (from), from Proto-Germanic *afanē, *fanē, *funē (from), compound of *afa ( from Proto-Indo-European *apo, *ap- (from, off)) + *ana ( from Proto-Indo-European *ano (on)). Cognate with Old Saxon fana, fan (from), Old Frisian fon (from), Old English of (from). More at of, on.

      Pronunciation

      Preposition

      von (+ dative)

      1. from
      2. of (belonging to)

      Derived terms

      See also

      -s


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      Hungarian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈvon/
      • Hyphenation: von

      Etymology 1

      Of unknown origin.

      Verb

      von

      1. to pull
      2. to cover
      3. to draw
      Conjugation
      Derived terms
      • vonít, vonyít v
      • vonó n, a
      • vonogat v
      • vontat v
      • vonul v
      • vonszol v
      • vonz v
      In expressions
      • felelősségre von
      • kérdőre von
      • kétségbe von
      • maga után von, magával von
      • vállat von
      With verb prefixes

      Etymology 2

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      Noun

      von

      1. won (currency)

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      Icelandic

      Etymology

      From Old Norse ván.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      von f (genitive singular vonar, plural vonir)

      1. hope, expectation

      Declension


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      Lojban

      Rafsi

      von

      1. rafsi of vo.

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      Romani

      Pronoun

      von (personal)

      1. they

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      Swedish

      Etymology

      Direct loan from German.

      Preposition

      von

      1. of; only used in surnames of nobility
        Carl von Linné
        Carl Linnaeus

      Synonyms

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      Last modified on 16 June 2013, at 20:03