Van
See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Shortening.
Proper noun edit
Van
- A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor:
- 'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening.
Proper noun edit
Van
- A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
Etymology 3 edit
From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
Proper noun edit
Van
- A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
- Van (a city on the shore of that lake, the capital of Van province, Turkey).
- Van (a province of Turkey).
Translations edit
lake
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city
Etymology 4 edit
Abbreviation of Vancouver.
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Van
Related terms edit
Etymology 5 edit
Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.
Noun edit
Van (plural Vans)
- A Van cat.
- A Turkish Van cat.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Van m (strong, genitive Vans, plural Vans)
Declension edit
Declension of Van [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Van” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Van
Declension edit
declension of Van
possessive of Van
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Van'ım | Vanlarım / Van'larım |
senin (your) | Van'ın | Vanların / Van'ların |
onun (his/her/its) | Van'ı | Vanları / Van'ları |
bizim (our) | Van'ımız | Vanlarımız / Van'larımız |
sizin (your) | Van'ınız | Vanlarınız / Van'larınız |
onların (their) | Van'ı / Vanları / Van'ları | Vanları / Van'ları |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- (provinces of Turkey) Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elâzığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkâri, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak (Category: tr:Provinces of Turkey)