"van" meaning in Swedish

See van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vɑːn/ Audio: Sv-van.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: From Old Norse vanr, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|vanr}} Old Norse vanr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*wanaz}} Proto-Germanic *wanaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*wenh₁-|t=to wish, desire, love}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|vanare|superlative|vanast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} van (comparative vanare, superlative vanast), {{sv-adj}} van (comparative vanare, superlative vanast) Forms: vanare [comparative], vanast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], van [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], vanare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], vanast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], vant [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], vanare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], vanast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], vana [indefinite, plural, positive], vanare [comparative, indefinite, plural], vanast [indefinite, plural, superlative], vane [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], vanare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], vanast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], vane [definite, masculine, positive, singular], vanare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], vanaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], vana [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], vanare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], vanaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. accustomed to, used to, having the habit to
    Sense id: en-van-sv-adj-RZZNdSx9
  2. experienced, adept
    Sense id: en-van-sv-adj-lmvaUGb6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: med van hand Related terms: vana, vänja, ovana
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vɑːn/ Audio: Sv-van.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic vanir (plural). First attested in 1737. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|is|vanir}} Borrowed from Icelandic vanir, {{etydate|1737}} First attested in 1737 Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} van c, {{sv-noun|c}} van c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], van [indefinite, nominative, singular], vans [genitive, indefinite, singular], vanen [definite, nominative, singular], vanens [definite, genitive, singular], vaner [indefinite, nominative, plural], vaners [genitive, indefinite, plural], vanerna [definite, nominative, plural], vanernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (Norse mythology, chiefly plural) a member of the Vanir Tags: Norse, common-gender, plural Synonyms: vanagud
    Sense id: en-van-sv-noun-sv:Norse_mythology Categories (other): Norse mythology, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 33 23 45 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ovan"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "med van hand"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "2": "non",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wanaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wanaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wenh₁-",
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      },
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    }
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "van",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
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        "4": "",
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        "8": "vanast",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vänja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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              7,
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          ],
          "english": "He is used to getting up at seven every morning.",
          "text": "Han är van vid att stiga upp klockan sju varje morgon.",
          "translation": "He is used to getting up at seven every morning.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "accustomed to, used to, having the habit to"
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        [
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              10,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She is an experienced driver.",
          "text": "Hon är en van bilförare.",
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        }
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːn"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "van"
}

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      "name": "bor+"
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        "1": "1737"
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      "name": "etydate"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "vanen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "vanens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "vaner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vaners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vanerna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vanernas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "english": "He was created in Vanaheim by wise powers, and was given to the gods as a hostage; when the world comes to an end, he will return home to the wise Vanir.",
          "ref": "1993, Björn Collinder, transl., Den poetiska Eddan [The Poetic Edda], Forum, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2025, Vafþrúðnismál 39:",
          "text": "Han skapades i Vanheim av visa makter, åt gudarna gavs han som gisslan; då världen går under, då återvänder han hem till de vise vaner.",
          "translation": "He was created in Vanaheim by wise powers, and was given to the gods as a hostage; when the world comes to an end, he will return home to the wise Vanir.",
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}
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    }
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    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
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    "Swedish lemmas",
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    "Swedish terms derived from Icelandic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse"
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        "indefinite",
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        "indefinite",
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        "plural",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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    },
    {
      "word": "vänja"
    },
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          "text": "Han är van vid att stiga upp klockan sju varje morgon.",
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          "text": "Hon är en van bilförare.",
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}

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      "form": "vaners",
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    {
      "form": "vanerna",
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          "english": "He was created in Vanaheim by wise powers, and was given to the gods as a hostage; when the world comes to an end, he will return home to the wise Vanir.",
          "ref": "1993, Björn Collinder, transl., Den poetiska Eddan [The Poetic Edda], Forum, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2025, Vafþrúðnismál 39:",
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}

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  "trace": ""
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