vind

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vinden, from Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fənt/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

vind (present vind, present participle vindende, past participle gevind)

  1. (transitive) to find

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋend/, [ʋenˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vindr (“awry”).

Adjective

vind

  1. crooked, warped
Inflection
Inflection of vind
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular vind — —2
Indefinite neuter singular vindt — —2
Plural vinde — —2
Definite attributive1 vinde — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Noun

vind c (singular definite vinden, plural indefinite vinde)

  1. wind
Inflection
Declension of vind
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vind vinden vinde vindene
genitive vinds vindens vindes vindenes
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vind

  1. imperative of vinde

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪnt/, /vɪn/
  • Homophone: vindt

Verb

vind

  1. inflection of vinden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish vind, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋin/

Noun

vind m (definite singular vinden, indefinite plural vinder, definite plural vindene)

  1. wind (movement of air)

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Akin to English wind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɪnd/, /ʋɪnː/

Noun

vind m (definite singular vinden, indefinite plural vindar, definite plural vindane)

  1. wind (movement of air)

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Noun

vind

  1. indefinite accusative singular of vindr

Verb

vind

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of vinda

Adjective

vind

  1. inflection of vindr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vinder, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪnd/, [vɪnːd]
  • audio(file)

Adjective

vind (comparative vindare, superlative vindast)

  1. bent, twisted, warped (not straight)

Declension
Inflection of vind
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vind vindare vindast
Neuter singular vint vindare vindast
Plural vinda vindare vindast
Masculine plural3 vinde vindare vindast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 vinde vindare vindaste
All vinda vindare vindaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

Noun

vind c

  1. a wind; movement of air
  2. an attic, a loft

Declension
Declension of vind 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vind vinden vindar vindarna
Genitive vinds vindens vindars vindarnas

Synonyms

Derived terms

(wind):

(attic):

Descendants
  • → Finnish: vintti

References
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