venu
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu, “a bamboo, reed, cane; a flute, fife, pipe”).
Noun
venu (plural venus)
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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Verb
venu
- imperative of veni
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /və.ny/
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Participle
venu (feminine venue, masculine plural venus, feminine plural venues)
- past participle of venir
Further reading
- “venu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French venue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛniu̯(ə)/
Noun
venu (plural venues)
- A fight or conflict; a meeting between hostile parties.
- (rare) The reaching of one's destination.
- (rare) A collection of imported goods.
Descendants
- English: venue
References
- “veneu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 November 2018.
Old French
Verb
venu
- past participle of venir
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- El palés real venu sont
- They came into the royal palace