Vesna
See also: vesna
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Весна (Vesna), Ukrainian Весна (Vesna), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛsnə/
Proper noun
Vesna
- A mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology.
- A female given name of Eastern European usage.
Translations
female given name
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesna (“spring”), deified as a Slavic goddess of spring, birth and renewal.
Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Norse vár, Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् (vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), Persian بهار (bahâr, “spring”), Old Armenian գարուն (garun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋêsna/
- Hyphenation: Ves‧na
Proper noun
Vȅsna f (Cyrillic spelling Ве̏сна)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Vesna
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vesna | Vesne |
| genitive | Vesne | Vesna |
| dative | Vesni | Vesnama |
| accusative | Vesnu | Vesne |
| vocative | Vesno | Vesne |
| locative | Vesni | Vesnama |
| instrumental | Vesnom | Vesnama |
Further reading
- “Vesna”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛ̀ːsna/
Proper noun
Vésna f
- a female given name
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Vesna | ||
| gen. sing. | Vesne | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Vesna | Vesni | Vesne |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Vesne | Vesen | Vesen |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Vesni | Vesnama | Vesnam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Vesno | Vesni | Vesne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Vesni | Vesnah | Vesnah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Vesno | Vesnama | Vesnami |
Further reading
- “Vesna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025