vand
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvanˀ/, [ˈʋænˀ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -and
Etymology 1
Metathesis of Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).
Noun
vand n (singular definite vandet, plural indefinite vande)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vand | vandet | vande | vandene |
genitive | vands | vandets | vandes | vandenes |
Noun
vand c (singular definite vanden, plural indefinite vander or vand)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vand | vanden | vander vand |
vanderne vandene |
genitive | vands | vandens | vanders vands |
vandernes vandenes |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vand
- imperative of vande
Further reading
- “vand” in Den Danske Ordbog