"vän" meaning in Swedish

See vän in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vɛːn/
Etymology: From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|vænn||which gives hope about}} Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|vänare|superlative|vänast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} vän (comparative vänare, superlative vänast), {{sv-adj}} vän (comparative vänare, superlative vänast) Forms: vänare [comparative], vänast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], vän [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], vänare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], vänast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], vänt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], vänare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], vänast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], väna [indefinite, plural, positive], vänare [comparative, indefinite, plural], vänast [indefinite, plural, superlative], väne [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], vänare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], vänast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], väne [definite, masculine, positive, singular], vänare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], vänaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], väna [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], vänare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], vänaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. (dated) fair, beautiful Tags: dated Related terms: vänhet
    Sense id: en-vän-sv-adj-kE0uio48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vaͤn [obsolete] [typography, publishing, media]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vɛnː/ Audio: Sv-vän.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|vinr}} Old Norse vinr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*winiz}} Proto-Germanic *winiz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*wenh₁-||to seek, desire, love, win}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} vän c, {{sv-noun|c}} vän c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r|vän|vänne}} Forms: väninna [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], vän [indefinite, nominative, singular], väns [genitive, indefinite, singular], vännen [definite, nominative, singular], vännens [definite, genitive, singular], vänner [indefinite, nominative, plural], vänners [genitive, indefinite, plural], vännerna [definite, nominative, plural], vännernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a friend Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-vän-sv-noun-kI1BWxOE
  2. (often as a suffix) a supporter, a friend Tags: common-gender, often
    Sense id: en-vän-sv-noun-QmrA6naZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 15 85 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vaͤn [obsolete] [typography, publishing, media]
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: affärsvän, barndomsvän, brevvän, djurvän, flickvän, fosterlandsvän, fredsvän, förbudsvän, försvarsvän, hjärtevän, konstnärsvän, miljövän, människovän, naturvän, ovän, partivän, pingstvän, pojkvän, reformvän, Sverigevän, umgängesvän, ungdomsvän, vänbok, vänfast, vänfasthet, vänförening, vängåva, väninna, vänkrets, vänlig, vänlighet, vänort, vänpris, vänskap, vänskola, vänsäll, väntjänst

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "affärsvän"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barndomsvän"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vänskap"
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    {
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "form": "väninna",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-r",
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      "form": "vännens",
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      "form": "vännerna",
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      "form": "vännernas",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "They were best friends throughout their school years",
          "text": "De var bästa vänner under hela sin skoltid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We’re just friends [i.e., not a couple]",
          "text": "Vi är bara vänner",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And just, just be friends and talk about anything [everything]. I guess we can talk about anything, but we will [shall] just, just be friends and talk about anything. I guess we can talk about anything with each other.",
          "ref": "1989, Jakob Hellman (lyrics and music), “Vara vänner [Be friends]”, in ...och stora havet [...and the great sea]:",
          "text": "Och bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt men vi ska bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt med varann.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Eloise, are we more than just friends? So show what you feel, and then we let the feelings decide [and then the feelings get to decide]. Eloise, the tide [winds] can also turn [in addition to him turning back, perhaps]. For me you are the only one. Our love [it] is worth a higher price, Eloise.",
          "ref": "1993, “Eloise”, Gert Lengstrand (lyrics), Lasse Holm (music)performed by Arvingarna:",
          "text": "Eloise, är vi mer än bara vänner? Så visa vad du känner, och sen får känslorna bestämma. Eloise, även vindarna kan vända. För mig är du den enda. Vår kärlek den är värd ett högre pris, Eloise.",
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    {
      "form": "väna",
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    },
    {
      "form": "vänare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "vänare",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "vänast",
        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vän (comparative vänare, superlative vänast)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vän (comparative vänare, superlative vänast)",
      "name": "sv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vänhet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fair, beautiful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) fair, beautiful"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɛːn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "typography",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "vaͤn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vän"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "affärsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "barndomsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "brevvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "djurvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "flickvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "fosterlandsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "fredsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "förbudsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "försvarsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "hjärtevän"
    },
    {
      "word": "konstnärsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "miljövän"
    },
    {
      "word": "människovän"
    },
    {
      "word": "naturvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "ovän"
    },
    {
      "word": "partivän"
    },
    {
      "word": "pingstvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "pojkvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "reformvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sverigevän"
    },
    {
      "word": "umgängesvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "ungdomsvän"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänbok"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänfast"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänfasthet"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänförening"
    },
    {
      "word": "vängåva"
    },
    {
      "word": "väninna"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänkrets"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänlighet"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänort"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänpris"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänskap"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänskola"
    },
    {
      "word": "vänsäll"
    },
    {
      "word": "väntjänst"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vinr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vinr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*winiz"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wenh₁-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to seek, desire, love, win"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "väninna",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-r",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vän",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vännen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vännens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vänners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vännerna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vännernas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vän c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "vän c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vän",
        "2": "vänne"
      },
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-c-r"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They were best friends throughout their school years",
          "text": "De var bästa vänner under hela sin skoltid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We’re just friends [i.e., not a couple]",
          "text": "Vi är bara vänner",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And just, just be friends and talk about anything [everything]. I guess we can talk about anything, but we will [shall] just, just be friends and talk about anything. I guess we can talk about anything with each other.",
          "ref": "1989, Jakob Hellman (lyrics and music), “Vara vänner [Be friends]”, in ...och stora havet [...and the great sea]:",
          "text": "Och bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt men vi ska bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt med varann.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Eloise, are we more than just friends? So show what you feel, and then we let the feelings decide [and then the feelings get to decide]. Eloise, the tide [winds] can also turn [in addition to him turning back, perhaps]. For me you are the only one. Our love [it] is worth a higher price, Eloise.",
          "ref": "1993, “Eloise”, Gert Lengstrand (lyrics), Lasse Holm (music)performed by Arvingarna:",
          "text": "Eloise, är vi mer än bara vänner? Så visa vad du känner, och sen får känslorna bestämma. Eloise, även vindarna kan vända. För mig är du den enda. Vår kärlek den är värd ett högre pris, Eloise.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a friend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "someone who is fond of and/or supports Norway, a friend of Norway",
          "text": "Norgevän",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a supporter, a friend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "supporter",
          "supporter"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often as a suffix) a supporter, a friend"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a suffix"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sv-vän.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/98/Sv-v%C3%A4n.ogg/Sv-v%C3%A4n.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Sv-v%C3%A4n.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vɛnː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "typography",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "vaͤn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vän"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "vän"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "vän",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
    "vän"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "vän",
  "trace": ""
}

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