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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fənt/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to find

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vindr (“awry”).

Adjective

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vind (neuter vindt, plural and definite singular attributive vinde)

  1. crooked, warped
Inflection
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Inflection of vind
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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

Noun

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vind c (singular definite vinden, plural indefinite vinde)

  1. wind
  2. (figurative) trend; development; flow
Declension
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Declension of vind
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vind vinden vinde vindene
genitive vinds vindens vindes vindenes
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vind

  1. imperative of vinde

References

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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vind

  1. inflection of vinden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

  1. wind (movement of air)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

  1. wind (movement of air)

Derived terms

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References

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Old Norse

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Noun

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vind

  1. indefinite accusative singular of vindr

Verb

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vind

  1. first-person singular present indicative active of vinda

Adjective

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vind

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

Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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vind (comparative vindare, superlative vindast)

  1. bent, twisted, warped (not straight)

Declension

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Inflection of vind
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vind vindare vindast
neuter singular vint vindare vindast
plural vinda vindare vindast
masculine plural2 vinde vindare vindast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vinde vindare vindaste
all vinda vindare vindaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

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Noun

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vind c

  1. wind (movement of air)
    • 1990, Sven-Ingvars, David Alexandre Winter, “Sommar och sol [Summer and sun]”‎[1]:
      Sommar, sommar och sol. Havet och vinden, och doft av kaprifol. Sommar, sommar och sol. En himmel så blå som viol.
      Summer, summer and sun. The sea and the wind, and scent of honeysuckle. Summer, summer and sun. A sky as blue as violet [flower].
  2. an attic, a loft
    på vinden
    in the attic
    uppe på vinden
    up in the attic

Usage notes

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På (“on”) is the idiomatic preposition for an attic.

Declension

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Declension of vind
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vind vinds
definite vinden vindens
plural indefinite vindar vindars
definite vindarna vindarnas

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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wind
attic

Descendants

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  • → Finnish: vintti

References

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