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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vinden, from Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent-.
Pronunciation
Verb
vind (present vind, present participle vindende, past participle gevind)
- (transitive) to find
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vindr (“awry”).
Adjective
vind (neuter vindt, plural and definite singular attributive vinde)
Inflection
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)
Declension
Derived terms
- hvirvelvind
- kastevind
- medvind
- modvind
- nordenvind
- opvind
- pålandsvind
- stormvind
- vinddrejning
- vindforhold
- vindpust
- vindstøj
- vindsystem
- vindtunnel
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vind
- imperative of vinde
References
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
vind
- inflection of vinden:
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
Noun
vind m (definite singular vinden, indefinite plural vinder, definite plural vindene)
- wind (movement of air)
Synonyms
- (wind) blest
Derived terms
References
- “vind” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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
Noun
vind m (definite singular vinden, indefinite plural vindar, definite plural vindane)
- wind (movement of air)
Derived terms
References
- “vind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Old Norse
Noun
vind
Verb
vind
Adjective
vind
- inflection of vindr:
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
Adjective
vind (comparative vindare, superlative vindast)
Declension
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
Related terms
- vindhet
- vindögd
Noun
vind c
- wind (movement of air)
- 1990, Sven-Ingvars, David Alexandre Winter, “Sommar och sol [Summer and sun]”:
- 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].
- an attic, a loft
- på vinden
- in the attic
- uppe på vinden
- up in the attic
Usage notes
På (“on”) is the idiomatic preposition for an attic.
Declension
Synonyms
- (wind): blåst
Derived terms
wind
- Atlantvind
- bidevind
- fallvind
- fartvind
- frånlandsvind
- fördevind
- hangvind
- havsvind
- högervind
- höjdvind
- höstvind
- kallvind
- kastvind
- landvind
- låringsvind
- medelvind
- medvind
- monsunvind
- motvind
- nordanvind
- nordostvind
- nordvästvind
- opinionsvind
- orkanvind
- ostanvind
- passadvind
- pålandsvind
- sciroccovind
- segervind
- sidvind
- solvind
- sommarvind
- stormvind
- sunnanvind
- sydostvind
- sydvästvind
- undanvind
- uppvind
- uppåtvind
- valvind
- vind för våg
- vindblåst
- vindby
- vinddrag
- vinddriven
- vindenergi
- vindfläkt
- vindflöjel
- vindfång
- vindfälle
- vindförhållanden
- vindhastighet
- vindhål
- vindil
- vindjacka
- vindkantring
- vindkast
- vindkraft
- vindkraftverk
- vindkåre
- vindkänslig
- vindleka
- vindlös
- vindmätare
- vindmölla
- vindpinad
- vindpust
- vindriktning
- vindros
- vindrufs
- vindruta
- vindrätt
- vindsida
- vindskala
- vindskiva
- vindskydd
- vindskyddad
- vindsnabb
- vindsnurra
- vindstilla
- vindstrut
- vindstyrka
- vindstöt
- vindsurfa
- vindsurfare
- vindsurfingbräda
- vindsurfning
- vindtunnel
- vindturbin
- vindtyg
- vindtät
- vindvridning
- vindöga
- vintervind
- virvelvind
- vårvind
- vända kappan efter vinden
- vänstervind
- västanvind
- västvind
- årstidsvind
- ökenvind
- östanvind
attic
- torkvind
- vindsbrand
- vindsfönster
- vindskammare
- vindskontor
- vindskupa
- vindslucka
- vindslya
- vindslägenhet
- vindsrum
- vindsröjning
- vindsskrubb
- vindstrappa
- vindsutrymme
- vindsvåning
Descendants
- → Finnish: vintti
References
- vind in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vind in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vind in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vind in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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