Vesna

See also: vesna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Весна (Vesna), Ukrainian Весна (Vesna), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛsnə/

Proper noun

Vesna

1. A mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology.
2. A female given name of Eastern European usage

Translations

female given name

• Russian: Весна (ru) f (Vesna)
• Serbo-Croatian: Vesna f
• Ukrainian: Весна (uk) f (Vesna)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesna (“spring”), deified as a Slavic goddess of spring, birth and renewal.

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Norse vár, Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् (vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), Persian بهار (bahâr, “spring”), Old Armenian գարուն (garun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêsna/
• Hyphenation: Ves‧na

Proper noun

Vȅsna f (Cyrillic spelling Ве̏сна)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Vesna

	singular
nominative	Vesna
genitive	Vesne
dative	Vesni
accusative	Vesnu
vocative	Vesno
locative	Vesni
instrumental	Vesnom

Slovene

Proper noun

Vesna ?

1. a female given name