venja

See also: venjà

Catalan

Verb

venja

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

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vīnea. Compare Italian vigna, Portuguese vinha, Spanish viña, French vigne, Romanian vie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈβeɲa/

Noun

venja f

  1. vineyard

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

Verb

venja (third person singular past indicative vandi, third person plural past indicative vant, supine vant)

  1. to exercise
  2. to train

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-18)
infinitive
supine vant
present past
first singular venji vandi
second singular venur vandi
third singular venur vandi
plural venja vandu
participle (a7)1 venjandi vandur
imperative
singular ven!
plural venjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛnja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnja

Etymology 1

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

Verb

venja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vandi, supine vanið)

  1. to accustom, to make accustomed
  2. to train
    Synonym: temja
Conjugation
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venja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur venja
supine sagnbót vanið
present participle
venjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ven vandi venji vendi
þú venur vandir venjir vendir
hann, hún, það venur vandi venji vendi
plural við venjum vöndum venjum vendum
þið venjið vönduð venjið venduð
þeir, þær, þau venja vöndu venji vendu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú ven (þú), vendu
plural þið venjið (þið), venjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
venjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur venjast
supine sagnbót vanist
present participle
venjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég venst vandist venjist vendist
þú venst vandist venjist vendist
hann, hún, það venst vandist venjist vendist
plural við venjumst vöndumst venjumst vendumst
þið venjist vöndust venjist vendust
þeir, þær, þau venjast vöndust venjist vendust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú venst (þú), venstu
plural þið venist (þið), venisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
vaninn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
vaninn vanin vanið vandir vandar vanin
accusative
(þolfall)
vaninn vanda vanið vanda vandar vanin
dative
(þágufall)
vöndum vaninni vöndu vöndum vöndum vöndum
genitive
(eignarfall)
vanins vaninnar vanins vaninna vaninna vaninna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
vandi vanda vanda vöndu vöndu vöndu
accusative
(þolfall)
vanda vöndu vanda vöndu vöndu vöndu
dative
(þágufall)
vanda vöndu vanda vöndu vöndu vöndu
genitive
(eignarfall)
vanda vöndu vanda vöndu vöndu vöndu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjǭ.

Noun

venja f (genitive singular venju, nominative plural venjur)

  1. custom, practice
    Synonym: siður
  2. habit
    Synonym: vani
Declension
Declension of venja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative venja venjan venjur venjurnar
accusative venju venjuna venjur venjurnar
dative venju venjunni venjum venjunum
genitive venju venjunnar venja venjanna
Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

Verb

venja (present tense ven, past tense vande, supine vant, past participle vand, present participle venjande, imperative ven)

  1. (transitive) to accustom, to make used to

Derived terms

  • venja av

See also

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wanjaną, whence also English wean.

Verb

venja (singular past indicative vandi, plural past indicative vǫndu, past participle vandr or vaninn)

  1. (transitive) to accustom, to make used to
  2. (transitive) to train (an animal)
  3. (reflexive) to get accustomed to, to get used to
Conjugation
Conjugation of venja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive venja
present participle venjandi
past participle vandr, vaniðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ven vanda venja venda
2nd person singular venr vandir venir vendir
3rd person singular venr vandi veni vendi
1st person plural venjum vǫndum venim vendim
2nd person plural venið vǫnduð venið vendið
3rd person plural venja vǫndu veni vendi
imperative present
2nd person singular ven
1st person plural venjum
2nd person plural venið
Conjugation of venja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive venjask
present participle venjandisk
past participle venzk, vanizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular venjumk vǫndumk venjumk vendumk
2nd person singular vensk vandisk venisk vendisk
3rd person singular vensk vandisk venisk vendisk
1st person plural venjumsk vǫndumsk venimsk vendimsk
2nd person plural venizk vǫnduzk venizk vendizk
3rd person plural venjask vǫndusk venisk vendisk
imperative present
2nd person singular vensk
1st person plural venjumsk
2nd person plural venizk
  • venja f (custom, habit)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: venja
  • Faroese: venja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venja, venna; (dialectal) vønjå, væna
  • Elfdalian: wena
  • Old Swedish: vænia
  • Old Danish: wæniæ
  • Gutnish: väne

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “venja1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wanjǭ.

Noun

venja f (genitive venju)

  1. custom, habit
Declension
Declension of venja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative venja venjan venjur venjurnar
accusative venju venjuna venjur venjurnar
dative venju venjunni venjum venjunum
genitive venju venjunnar venja venjanna
Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “venja2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive