venu
English edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu, “a bamboo, reed, cane; a flute, fife, pipe”).
Noun edit
venu (plural venus)
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
venu
- imperative of veni
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
venu (feminine venue, masculine plural venus, feminine plural venues)
- past participle of venir
Further reading edit
- “venu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French venue.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
venu (plural venues)
- A fight or conflict; a meeting between hostile parties.
- (rare) The reaching of one's destination.
- (rare) A collection of imported goods.
Descendants edit
- English: venue
References edit
- “veneu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-03.
Old French edit
Verb edit
venu
- past participle of venir
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- El palés real venu sont
- They came into the royal palace