veain

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English van.

Noun

veain f (genitive singular veain, nominative plural veaineanna)

1. van

Declension

Declension of veain

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative veain veaineanna Vocative a veain a veaineanna Genitive veain veaineanna Dative veain veaineanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an veain na veaineanna Genitive na veain na veaineanna Dative leis an veain don veain leis na veaineanna

Derived terms

• veain troscáin (“pantechnicon (van)”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “veain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN