vesen

See also: vesén, vešen, and věšen

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛsɛn]

Noun

vesen

genitive plural of vesna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Low German wesen, compare with Danish væsen.

Noun

vesen n (genitive singular vesens, no plural)

Declension

declension of vesen

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	vesen	vesenið
accusative	vesen	vesenið
dative	veseni	veseninu
genitive	vesens	vesensins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German wesen, wesent, compare with Danish væsen.

Noun

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen or vesener, definite plural vesena or vesenene)

a being, creature
nature, disposition
board, departmental office, service, system

Derived terms

helsevesen (“health service”)
romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
skattevesen (“tax authority”)
uvesen (“nuisance”)

References

“vesen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German wesen, wesent.

Noun

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen, definite plural vesena)

a being, creature
nature, disposition
board, departmental office, service, system

Derived terms

helsevesen (“health service”)
romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
uvesen (“nuisance”)

References

“vesen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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