Vesna

See also: vesna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Весна (Vesna), Ukrainian Весна (Vesna), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛsnə/

Proper noun

Vesna

  1. A mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology.
  2. A female given name of Eastern European usage

Translations

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesna (“spring”), deified as a Slavic goddess of spring, birth and renewal.

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Old Norse vár, Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् (vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), Persian بهار (bahâr, “spring”), Old Armenian գարուն (garun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋêsna/
  • Hyphenation: Ves‧na

Proper noun

Vȅsna f (Cyrillic spelling Ве̏сна)

  1. a female given name

Declension
Declension of Vesna
singular
nominative Vesna
genitive Vesne
dative Vesni
accusative Vesnu
vocative Vesno
locative Vesni
instrumental Vesnom

Slovene

Proper noun

Vesna ?

  1. a female given name
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