ves

See also: -ves, VES, veś, veš, věš, vés, and vês

English

Noun

ves

  1. plural of ve

Albanian

Etymology 1

Derived from Latin vitium.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ves m

  1. vice
  2. worries

Declension

Declension of ves
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ves vesi vese veset
accusative vesin
dative vesi vesit veseve veseve
ablative vesesh
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Aphetic form of dialectal pves, pëves, whence standard pyes; see there for more.

Alternative forms

Verb

ves (aorist veta, participle vetur) (Gheg)

  1. to ask, request (authoritatively)
  2. to beg, beseech, solicit

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28

Further reading

  • ves”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ves”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3]

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ves

  1. plural of ve (the letter V)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

ves

  1. second-person singular imperative of anar

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(informal imperative)

(Balearic imperfect subjunctive)

Verb

ves

  1. (informal) second-person singular imperative of veure
  2. (Balearic) first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of veure

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

ves

  1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vessar

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

ves

  1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vesar

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ves, from Proto-Slavic *vьsь.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: vez

Noun

ves f

  1. village
    Synonyms: vesnice, obec

Declension

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “ves”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

Galician

Verb

ves

  1. second-person singular present indicative of ver

Ladino

Alternative forms

Noun

ves f (Hebrew spelling ביס)

  1. time

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋɛs/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvɛs/

Noun

ves f

  1. village (rural municipality)

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: ves

References

Old Norse

Verb

ves

  1. second-person singular imperative of vesa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛːs/

Adjective

ves (Cyrillic spelling вес)

  1. (Kajkavian) all, complete, whole
    Synonyms: (Kajkavian) saj, (Standard) sav

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьsь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (house, village).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛːs/

Noun

ves f (Cyrillic spelling вес)

  1. (Kajkavian) village
    Synonym: (Standard) selo

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьsь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (house, village).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋes/

Noun

ves f (genitive singular vsi, nominative plural vsi, genitive plural vsí, declension pattern of kosť)

  1. village
    Synonyms: dedina, obec

Usage notes

  • This term, in the form Ves, is only used in certain place names. The generic term for a village is dedina.

Declension

Derived terms

  • vieska

- in toponyms:

  • Bardejovská Nová Ves
  • Bellova Ves
  • Chminianska Nová Ves
  • Devínska Nová Ves
  • Diviacka Nová Ves
  • Dlhá Ves
  • Dolná Ves
  • Drienovská Nová Ves
  • Dulova Ves
  • Gemerská Ves
  • Hajná Nová Ves
  • Horná Ves
  • Hrnčiarska Ves
  • Hurbanova Ves
  • Janova Ves
  • Ješkova Ves
  • Ješkova Ves nad Nitricou
  • Karlova Ves
  • Klátova Nová Ves
  • Košická Nová Ves
  • Kostolná Ves
  • Krásna Ves
  • Krížová Ves
  • Lakšárska Nová Ves
  • Malá Ves
  • Mýtna Nová Ves
  • Nacina Ves
  • Nová Ves
  • Nová Ves nad Váhom
  • Nová Ves nad Žitavou
  • Nová Ves pri Dunaji
  • Opatovská Nová Ves
  • Pavlova Ves
  • Pečovská Nová Ves
  • Petrova Ves
  • Pustá Ves
  • Ruská Nová Ves
  • Skalská Nová Ves
  • Slovenská Nová Ves
  • Slovenská Ves
  • Smolenická Nová Ves
  • Somorova Ves
  • Spišská Nová Ves
  • Tekovská Nová Ves
  • Turnianska Nová Ves
  • Tušická Nová Ves
  • Uhorská Ves
  • Veľká Ves
  • Veľká Ves nad Ipľom
  • Záhorská Ves
  • Zemplínska Nová Ves

Further reading

  • ves”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə́s/

Determiner

və̏s

  1. all

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ves”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ves

  1. inflection of ver:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo present indicative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ves f pl

  1. plural of ve

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Catalan vés.

Verb

ves

  1. (Catalonia, nonstandard) second-person singular imperative of ir
Usage notes
  • Using ves as the imperative form of ir is considered non-standard; the standard form is ve.

Swedish

Noun

ves

  1. definite genitive plural of ve
  2. definite genitive singular of ve
  3. indefinite genitive plural of ve
  4. indefinite genitive singular of ve