vegg

Lombard

Alternative forms

vecc

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Pronunciation

(Milan) IPA^(key): /vɛt͡ʃ/

Adjective

vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography)

old

Noun

vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography)

an old man

References

Ambrogio Maria Antonini, Vocabolario italiano-milanese, Libreria Meravigli Editrice, Milano, 1983, p. 464

Norwegian Bokmål

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vegg

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from proto-germanic *wajjuz (“a wall”) (see there for further descendants).

Noun

vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger, definite plural veggene)

a wall

Derived terms

Terms derived from vegg

References

“vegg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɛɡː/

Noun

vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger or veggar, definite plural veggene or veggane)

a wall

Usage notes

The words mur and vegg are both translated into English as wall. However, they are widely distinguished in the following manner: only mur is commonly used for freestanding walls. Only vegg is commonly used for the walls of a building, whether internal or external. Mur is restricted to stone or concrete walls, whereas vegg is used regardless of material. A wall made from brick or stone can be called a murvegg.

Inflection

Historical inflection of vegg

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Aasen¹	Vegg	Veggjen	Veggjer	Veggjerne
1901		veggen	veggjer (veggir)	veggjerne (veggine)
1910				veggjerne [veggjene]
1917			vegger	veggene
1938			vegger [veggar]	veggene [veggane]
2012 (current)	vegg	veggen	veggar, vegger	veggane, veggene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Derived terms

Terms derived from vegg

References

“vegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.