venja

See also: venjà

Catalan

Verb

venja

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

Dalmatian

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 venja (group v-18)
infinitive venja
supine vant
participle (a7)1 venjandi vandur
present past
first singular venji vandi
second singular venur vandi
third singular venur vandi
plural venja vandu
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
Conjugation
venja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að venja
supine
(sagnbót)		 vanið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 venjandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég ven við venjum present
(nútíð)		 ég venji við venjum
þú venur þið venjið þú venjir þið venjið
hann, hún, það venur þeir, þær, þau venja hann, hún, það venji þeir, þær, þau venji
past
(þátíð)		 ég vandi við vöndum past
(þátíð)		 ég vendi við vendum
þú vandir þið vönduð þú vendir þið venduð
hann, hún, það vandi þeir, þær, þau vöndu hann, hún, það vendi þeir, þær, þau vendu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 ven (þú) venjið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
vendu venjiði *
* 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)		 að venjast
supine
(sagnbót)		 vanist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 venjandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég venst við venjumst present
(nútíð)		 ég venjist við venjumst
þú venst þið venjist þú venjist þið venjist
hann, hún, það venst þeir, þær, þau venjast hann, hún, það venjist þeir, þær, þau venjist
past
(þátíð)		 ég vandist við vöndumst past
(þátíð)		 ég vendist við vendumst
þú vandist þið vöndust þú vendist þið vendust
hann, hún, það vandist þeir, þær, þau vöndust hann, hún, það vendist þeir, þær, þau vendust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 venst (þú) venist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
venstu venisti *
* 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
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

venja f (genitive singular venju, nominative plural venjur)

  1. custom, practice
  2. habit
Declension
declension of venja
f-w1 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
Synonyms
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 present past
1st-person singular ven vanda
2nd-person singular venr vandir
3rd-person singular venr vandi
1st-person plural venjum vǫndum
2nd-person plural venið vǫnduð
3rd-person plural venja vǫndu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular venja venda
2nd-person singular venir vendir
3rd-person singular veni vendi
1st-person plural venim vendim
2nd-person plural venið vendið
3rd-person plural 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 present past
1st-person singular venjumk vǫndumk
2nd-person singular vensk vandisk
3rd-person singular vensk vandisk
1st-person plural venjumsk vǫndumsk
2nd-person plural venizk vǫnduzk
3rd-person plural venjask vǫndusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular venjumk vendumk
2nd-person singular venisk vendisk
3rd-person singular venisk vendisk
1st-person plural venimsk vendimsk
2nd-person plural venizk vendizk
3rd-person plural 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:
  • Elfdalian: wena
  • Old Swedish: vænia
  • Old Danish: wæniæ
  • Gutnish: väne

References
  • “venja1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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

References
  • “venja2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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