Faroese

Noun

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, plural vinnur)

1. business, acquisition, work, profession
2. (archaic, agriculture) ploughing

Declension

Derived terms

• alivinna
• uppsjóvarvinna
• sjóvinna
• fiskivinna
• ferðavinna
• handilsvinna
• hjávinna
• høvuðsvinna
• námsvinna
• oljuvinna
• samvinna
• tænastuvinna
• vinnufelag
• vinnufrælsi
• vinnufólk
• vinnugrein
• vinnuloysi
• vinnuloyvi
• vinnulív
• vinnulívsmaður
• vinnumál
• vinnunevnd
• vinnuskúli

See also

• arbeiði
• verk
• starv
• starvsemi

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- ‎(“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Icelandic and Swedish vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb

vinna ‎(third person singular past indicative vann, third person plural past indicative vunnu, supine vunnið)

1. to win
2. to earn
3. to get
4. to work

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun

vinna f ‎(genitive singular vinnu, no plural)

1. a job, an occupation, an employment ^syn.

   Að hafa vinnu.

   To be employed.

2. work, labour ^syn.

Declension

Derived terms

• hafa vinnu
• heimavinna
• erfiðisvinna
• vinnuhlé

Synonyms

• (employment): ^def. atvinna
• (labour): ^def. verk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- ‎(“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Faroese and Swedish vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb

vinna ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vann, third-person plural past indicative unnu, supine unnið)

1. (intransitive) to work, to labour ^syn.

   Ég nenni ekki að vinna.

   I don't want to work.

   Ég vinn allan daginn.

   I work all day.

2. (transitive, with accusative) to do, to perform (e.g. a task) ^syn.
3. (intransitive) to win, to achieve victory ^syn.

   Ég vann!

   I won!

4. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to triumph in (e.g. a game)

   Við unnum keppnina.

   We won the tournament.

5. (transitive, with accusative) to conquer, to beat, to defeat ^syn.

   Fjölnismenn unnu Val 2–1 í gær.

   Fjölnir beat Valur 2–1 yesterday.

6. (transitive, with accusative) to win, to obtain, to get ^syn.

   Herinn vann borgina frá uppreisnarmönnunum.

   The army took the city from the rebels.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to work, to labour): ^def. starfa
• (to do, to perform): ^def. framkvæma
• (to win, to achieve victory): ^def. sigra
• (to conquer): ^def. sigra
• (to win, to obtain): ^def. fá

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- ‎(“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Compare Old English winnan, Old Saxon winnan, Old High German winnan, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 ‎(winnan).

Verb

vinna ‎(singular past indicative vann, plural past indicative unnu, past participle unninn)

1. to accomplish

Synonyms

• fremja
• inna

Conjugation

Descendants

• Faroese: vinna
• Icelandic: vinna
• Norwegian: vinne
• Swedish: vinna

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną.

Verb

vinna

1. to perform, to accomplish
2. to undergo, to suffer
3. to struggle, to toil
4. to win, to gain

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: vinna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vinna, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- ‎(“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Icelandic vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Pronunciation

Verb

vinna

1. to win, to defeat, to beat
2. to gain, to make a net profit, to receive as a benefit

   Vad vinner jag på det?

   What's in it for me?

Conjugation

Derived terms

• övervinna
• vinnare
• vinning
• vinst