Definitions and meaning of vina
vina
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit and Hindi वीणा (vīṇā).
Noun
vina (plural vinas)
- Alternative form of veena.
Anagrams
- VAIN, Vani, Vian, vain, 'avin', Ivan, Na'vi, ivan, vani
Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bína. Cognate with Tumbuka -vina and Yao -ŵina.
Pronunciation
Verb
-vina (infinitive kuvína)
- dance
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -vinira
- Causative: -vinitsa
- Negative: -savina
- Reduplicative: -vinavina
- Repetitive: -vinanso
- Stative: -vinika
See also
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vina, from Proto-Slavic *vina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɪna]
- Rhymes: -ɪna
- Hyphenation: vi‧na
- Homophone: vinna
Noun
vina f
- guilt
- Antonym: nevina
- dát vinu ― to impute blame
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “vina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Ese
Noun
vina
- tail (of birds, fishes, animals, etc.)
Esperanto
Etymology
From vino + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: vin‧a
Adjective
vina (accusative singular vinan, plural vinaj, accusative plural vinajn)
- wine; of or relating to wine
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
vina
- indefinite genitive plural of vinur
Latin
Noun
vīna n
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vīnum
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian vina.
Pronunciation
Noun
vina f (plural vini)
- vein
Related terms
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *winǭ, derived from *winiz m (“friend”).
Noun
vina f (genitive vinu, plural vinur)
- female friend
Declension
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- fangvina f (“female wrestling opponent”)
Descendants
- Faroese: vina
- Icelandic: vina
Etymology 2
Noun
vina
- genitive plural of vinr
Further reading
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “vina”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Etymology
From German Wiener, shortened form of Wiener Würstchen.
Pronunciation
Noun
vina f (plural vinas)
- (Brazil, Paraná) sausage (food made from ground meat packed in a cylindrical casing)
- Synonym: salsicha
Romanian
Noun
vina
- definite nominative/accusative singular of vină
Swahili
Verb
vina
- ki-vi class subject inflected plural present affirmative of -wa na
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hvina, from Old Norse hvína, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, whence also English English whine.
Verb
vina (present viner, preterite ven, supine vinit, imperative vin)
- to (move so quickly (through the air) so as to) make a whizzing or whistling noise; to whiz, to whistle
- (of wind) to howl, to whistle
Conjugation
Related terms
See also
- susa (“sigh, sough”)
- svischa (“swish, swoosh”)
Etymology 2
vin (“wine”) + -a
Verb
vina (present vinar, preterite vinade, supine vinat, imperative vina)
- (colloquial) to drink wine (to get drunk)
Conjugation
See also
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā).
Noun
vina c
- (music) a veena (plucked string instrument)
Declension
References
- vina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bína. Cognate with Chichewa -vina and Yao -ŵina.
Verb
-vina (infinitive kuvina)
- dance
Derived terms
Volapük
Noun
vina
- genitive singular of vin
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