vaen
Estonian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic воина (voina, “war”). Compare Russian война (vojna, “war”). Cognate with Finnish vaino. Alternatively of Baltic origin; compare Latvian vaina (“fault, guilt”). The word appears in older literature often with the meaning of "war".
Noun
vaen (genitive vaenu, partitive vaenu)
Inflection
Declension of vaen (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vaen | vaenud |
| genitive | vaenu | vaenude |
| partitive | vaenu | vaene / vaenusid |
| illative | vaenu / vaenusse | vaenudesse |
| inessive | vaenus | vaenudes |
| elative | vaenust | vaenudest |
| allative | vaenule | vaenudele |
| adessive | vaenul | vaenudel |
| ablative | vaenult | vaenudelt |
| translative | vaenuks | vaenudeks |
| terminative | vaenuni | vaenudeni |
| essive | vaenuna | vaenudena |
| abessive | vaenuta | vaenudeta |
| comitative | vaenuga | vaenudega |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fān, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.
Verb
vâen
- to catch, to capture
- to seize, to grab
- to catch, to intercept (something in the air)
- to imprison
- to conquer (of a city)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “vaen, vanghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “vaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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