Van

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Proper noun

Van

A male given name, diminutive of Vance or Ivan

Etymology 2

Akhtamar Island on Lake Van, with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a 10th century Armenian church and monastic complex

Borrowed from Armenian Վան (Van), in many cases via Turkish Van.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /væn/

Proper noun

Van

A large saline lake in eastern Turkey. One of three great tectonic lakes of the Armenian Highland. Famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
A city on the shore of that lake.

Translations

lake

Armenian: Վանա լիճ (Vana lič), Վան (Van)
Danish: Vansøen
Latin: Arsene f
Russian: Ван (ru) m (Van)

Swedish: Vansjön
Turkish: Van Gölü
Uyghur: ۋان كۆلى‎‎ (wan köli)

city

Armenian: Վան (Van)
Old Armenian: Վան (Van)
Danish: Van
Middle Persian: wn (Wan)

Russian: Ван (ru) m (Van)
Turkish: Van (tr)
Uyghur: ۋان‎‎ (wan)

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Van., VAN

Proper noun

Van

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Related terms

Etymology 4

Noun

Van (plural Vans)

A Van cat.
A Turkish Van cat.

Anagrams

AVN, NAV, nav

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Վան (Van).

Proper noun

Van

Van (city)

Declension

declension of Van

	singular	plural
nominative	Van	Vanlar / Van'lar
accusative	Van'ı	Vanları / Van'ları
dative	Van'a	Vanlara / Van'lara
locative	Van'da	Vanlarda / Van'larda
ablative	Van'dan	Vanlardan / Van'lardan
genitive	Van'ın	Vanların / Van'ların

possessive of Van

	singular	plural
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

Vanlı

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