"vann" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See vann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋɑnː/ Forms: vannet [definite, singular], vann [indefinite, plural], vanna [definite, plural], vannene [definite, plural], vatn [alternative, Nynorsk, also]
Etymology: From Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|vand}} Danish vand, {{inh|nb|gmq-oda|watn}} Old Danish watn, {{inh|nb|non|vatn}} Old Norse vatn, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*watōr}} Proto-Germanic *watōr Head templates: {{nb-noun-n1}} vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna or vannene)
  1. (uncountable) water Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vann-nb-noun-D0FoSQ44
  2. body of water; pond, lake Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vann-nb-noun-ShDZrrfd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vanne, innsjø [masculine], tjern [neuter]

Verb

Head templates: {{head|nb|verbf}} vann
  1. imperative of vanne Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: vanne
    Sense id: en-vann-nb-verb-r7Q5Eg2N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "avløpsvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "badevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brakkvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "drikkevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "elvevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "farvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ferskvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fjellvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fostervann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grunnvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "havvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "høyvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kjølevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kjølvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kongevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lavvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mineralvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "overflatevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "regnvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "saltvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sjøvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "smeltevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "småvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "snøvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "såpevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tidevann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tungtvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "undervannsbåt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannavkjølt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannbasert"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannblemme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannbruk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannbøffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannbåren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanndamp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanndråpe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannfall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannfarge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannflate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannforsyning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannfri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannfugl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannføring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanninnhold"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannkanon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannklosett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannkoker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannkraft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannkraftverk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannlekkasje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannlevende"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannlilje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannlinje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannløp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannløs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannløselig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannmangel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannmelon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannmengde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannmerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannmølle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannpolo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannpumpe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannrør"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannscooter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannskuter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannseng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannski"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannskille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannsport"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanntank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanntemperatur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanntett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanntårn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannvei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannverk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vannvolum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "varmtvann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vievann"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "vand"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vand",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "watn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish watn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vatn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vatn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*watōr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *watōr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vannet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vann",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vanna",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vannene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vatn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna or vannene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "innsjø"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tjern"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "id": "en-vann-nb-noun-D0FoSQ44",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "body of water; pond, lake"
      ],
      "id": "en-vann-nb-noun-ShDZrrfd",
      "links": [
        [
          "body of water",
          "body of water"
        ],
        [
          "pond",
          "pond"
        ],
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑnː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vann"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verbf"
      },
      "expansion": "vann",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vanne"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative of vanne"
      ],
      "id": "en-vann-nb-verb-r7Q5Eg2N",
      "links": [
        [
          "vanne",
          "vanne#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vann"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "avløpsvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "badevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "brakkvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "drikkevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "elvevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "farvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "ferskvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjellvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "fostervann"
    },
    {
      "word": "grunnvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "havvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "høyvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjølevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjølvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "kongevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "lavvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "mineralvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "overflatevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "regnvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "saltvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjøvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "smeltevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "småvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "snøvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "såpevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "tidevann"
    },
    {
      "word": "tungtvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "undervannsbåt"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannavkjølt"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannbasert"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannblemme"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannbruk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannbøffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannbåren"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanndamp"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanndråpe"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannfall"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannfarge"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannflate"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannforsyning"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannfri"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannfugl"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannføring"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanninnhold"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannkanon"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannklosett"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannkoker"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannkraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannkraftverk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannlekkasje"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannlevende"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannlilje"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannlinje"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannløp"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannløs"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannløselig"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannmangel"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannmelon"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannmengde"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannmerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannmølle"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannpolo"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannpumpe"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannrør"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannscooter"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannskuter"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannseng"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannski"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannskille"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannsport"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannstand"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanntank"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanntemperatur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanntett"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanntårn"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannvei"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannverk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vannvolum"
    },
    {
      "word": "varmtvann"
    },
    {
      "word": "vievann"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "vand"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vand",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "watn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish watn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vatn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vatn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*watōr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *watōr",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, wan, wand, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vannet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vann",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vanna",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vannene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vatn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vann n (definite singular vannet, indefinite plural vann, definite plural vanna or vannene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vanne"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "innsjø"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tjern"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "body of water; pond, lake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "body of water",
          "body of water"
        ],
        [
          "pond",
          "pond"
        ],
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑnː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vann"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verbf"
      },
      "expansion": "vann",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vanne"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative of vanne"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vanne",
          "vanne#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vann"
}

Download raw JSONL data for vann meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (3.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Norwegian Bokmål dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.