vena

See also: Vena and Appendix:Variations of "vena"

English

Etymology

From Latin vēna. Doublet of vein.

Noun

vena (plural venae)

1. (medicine, anatomy) vein.

Derived terms

• vena cava

 

Anagrams

• nave, e-van, Neva, Vane, neva, vane, Nave, Evan, Aven, aven

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin vēna, of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbena/
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: ve‧na

Noun

vena f

1. vein (blood vessel)
2. root (part of the plant). Probably used by analogy: the vein transports blood and the roots transport sap.

   Synonym: radiz

Further reading

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f (plural venes)

1. vein

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan vena, from Latin vēna, of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈve.na]

• Audio:

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Noun

vena f (plural venes)

1. vein

Derived terms

• vena porta

Related terms

• venal
• venós

References

• “vena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “vena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Ese

Noun

vena

1. fire
2. firewood

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋenɑ/, [ˈʋe̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ve‧na

Noun

vena

1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart)

Usage notes

The term vena is only used by experts in scientific or medical context.

Declension

Inflection of vena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vena	venat
genitive		venan	venojen
partitive		venaa	venoja
illative		venaan	venoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vena	venat
accusative	nom.	vena	venat
	gen.	venan
genitive		venan	venojen venain rare
partitive		venaa	venoja
inessive		venassa	venoissa
elative		venasta	venoista
illative		venaan	venoihin
adessive		venalla	venoilla
ablative		venalta	venoilta
allative		venalle	venoille
essive		venana	venoina
translative		venaksi	venoiksi
abessive		venatta	venoitta
instructive		—	venoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative venani venani accusative nom. venani venani gen. venani genitive venani venojeni venaini rare partitive venaani venojani inessive venassani venoissani elative venastani venoistani illative venaani venoihini adessive venallani venoillani ablative venaltani venoiltani allative venalleni venoilleni essive venanani venoinani translative venakseni venoikseni abessive venattani venoittani instructive — — comitative — venoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative venasi venasi accusative nom. venasi venasi gen. venasi genitive venasi venojesi venaisi rare partitive venaasi venojasi inessive venassasi venoissasi elative venastasi venoistasi illative venaasi venoihisi adessive venallasi venoillasi ablative venaltasi venoiltasi allative venallesi venoillesi essive venanasi venoinasi translative venaksesi venoiksesi abessive venattasi venoittasi instructive — — comitative — venoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative venamme venamme accusative nom. venamme venamme gen. venamme genitive venamme venojemme venaimme rare partitive venaamme venojamme inessive venassamme venoissamme elative venastamme venoistamme illative venaamme venoihimme adessive venallamme venoillamme ablative venaltamme venoiltamme allative venallemme venoillemme essive venanamme venoinamme translative venaksemme venoiksemme abessive venattamme venoittamme instructive — — comitative — venoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative venanne venanne accusative nom. venanne venanne gen. venanne genitive venanne venojenne venainne rare partitive venaanne venojanne inessive venassanne venoissanne elative venastanne venoistanne illative venaanne venoihinne adessive venallanne venoillanne ablative venaltanne venoiltanne allative venallenne venoillenne essive venananne venoinanne translative venaksenne venoiksenne abessive venattanne venoittanne instructive — — comitative — venoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative venansa venansa accusative nom. venansa venansa gen. venansa genitive venansa venojensa venainsa rare partitive venaansa venojaan venojansa inessive venassaan venassansa venoissaan venoissansa elative venastaan venastansa venoistaan venoistansa illative venaansa venoihinsa adessive venallaan venallansa venoillaan venoillansa ablative venaltaan venaltansa venoiltaan venoiltansa allative venalleen venallensa venoilleen venoillensa essive venanaan venanansa venoinaan venoinansa translative venakseen venaksensa venoikseen venoiksensa abessive venattaan venattansa venoittaan venoittansa instructive — — comitative — venoineen venoinensa

Synonyms

• laskimo

Anagrams

• Neva, neva

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vēna (“vein”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛna]
• Hyphenation: vè‧na

Noun

vena (plural)

1. (medicine) vein, a blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

Further reading

• “vena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈve.na/
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: vé‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin vēna, of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.

Noun

vena f (plural vene)

1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)
2. grain (of wood)
3. talent, aptitude, gift, bent
4. inspiration
5. inclination, desire

   in vena di ― in the mood for

6. lode, seam (of a mineral)

Derived terms

• svenare

Related terms

• venare
• venato
• venatura
• venoso

Etymology 2

Verb

vena

1. inflection of venare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Neva, nave, vane

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; proposed derivations include:

• From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-, the same root of via (“road”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, the same root of venēnum (“juice; venom”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *weyp-, the same root of vibex (“weal, welt”).
• From a root common to Lithuanian gýsla (“vein”) and Russian жи́ла (žíla, “vein”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.na/, [ˈu̯eːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.na/, [ˈvɛːnä]

Noun

vēna f (genitive vēnae); first declension

1. (anatomy) a vein, blood vessel
   1. an artery
2. (transferred sense, of things that resemble a vein)
   1. a watercourse
   2. a vein of metals
   3. (anatomy) the urinary passage
   4. a vein or streak of wood or stone
   5. a row of trees in a garden
   6. (anatomy) the penis
3. (figurative)
   1. strength
   2. the interior, the innate or natural quality or nature of something; the innermost feelings, spring, pulse
   3. one's natural bent, genius, disposition, vein

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vēna	vēnae
genitive	vēnae	vēnārum
dative	vēnae	vēnīs
accusative	vēnam	vēnās
ablative	vēnā	vēnīs
vocative	vēna	vēnae

Derived terms

• vēnātilis
• vēnōsus
• vēnula

Descendants

• Eastern Romance
  • Aromanian: vinã, vãnã
  • Romanian: vână
• Dalmatian:
  • vaina
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: vena
  • Sicilian: vina
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: vene
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Emilian: vèina, vàina, vèna
    • Ligurian: vénn-a
    • Lombard: vena, ena
    • Piedmontese: ven-a, vèina, vègna
    • Romagnol: vèina, vàina
  • Romansch: avaina, avagna
  • Venetan: véna, vena
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: veine, vaine, veyne
    • Middle French: vene
      • French: veine
        • → Vietnamese: ven
    • Norman: veine
    • → Middle English: veine
      • English: vein
      • Scots: van, vane, vain, vaine
  • Walloon: voenne
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: vena
  • Gascon: vea, veia, via, venha
  • Old Occitan: vena
    • Occitan: vena
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: vena
  • Asturian: vena
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: vẽa
    • Fala: vea
    • Galician: vea
    • Portuguese: veia
  • Old Spanish: vena
    • Spanish: vena
• Sardinian:
  • bena; → vena
• Borrowings:
  • → Bulgarian: вена (vena)
  • → English: vena
  • → Finnish: vena
  • → German: Vene
  • → Hungarian: véna
  • → Macedonian: вена (vena)
  • → Polish: wena
  • → Romanian: venă
  • → Russian: вена (vena)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    • Cyrillic script: вена
    • Latin script: vena
  • → Swedish: ven
  • → Ukrainian: вена (vena)

References

• “vena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “vena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• vena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• venen

Noun

vena f or m

1. definite feminine singular of vene

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse veina, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

Verb

vēna

1. to wail, to lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of vēna (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	vēna			—
participle	vēnandi, -e			vēnaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vēnar	vēni, -e	—	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
þū	vēnar	vēni, -e	vēna	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
han	vēnar	vēni, -e	—	vēnaþi, -e	vēnaþi, -e
vīr	vēnum, -om	vēnum, -om	vēnum, -om	vēnaþum, -om	vēnaþum, -om
īr	vēnin	vēnin	vēnin	vēnaþin	vēnaþin
þēr	vēna	vēnin	—	vēnaþu, -o	vēnaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
þū	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
han	vēnas	vēnis, -es	—	vēnaþis, -es	vēnaþis, -es
vīr	vēnums, -oms	vēnums, -oms	—	vēnaþums, -oms	vēnaþums, -oms
īr	vēnins	vēnins	—	vēnaþins	vēnaþins
þēr	vēnas	vēnins	—	vēnaþus, -os	vēnaþins

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋěːna/
• Hyphenation: ve‧na

Noun

véna f (Cyrillic spelling ве́на)

1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)

   Antonym: aorta

Declension

Declension of vena

	singular	plural
nominative	vena	vene
genitive	vene	vena
dative	veni	venama
accusative	venu	vene
vocative	veno	vene
locative	veni	venama
instrumental	venom	venama

References

• “vena”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vena, from Latin vēna, of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbena/ [ˈbe.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: ve‧na

Noun

vena f (plural venas)

1. vein

Derived terms

• avenar
• relajar la vena
• vena cava inferior
• vena porta
• vena safena
• vena yugular

 

Related terms

• venal

 

Further reading

• “vena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English vein.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

vena class IX (plural vena class X)

1. vein