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Vena

‖

Ve′na

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Venae
(#)
.
[L. See
Vein
.]
A vein.
Vena cava
;
pl.
Venae cavae
.
[L., literally, hollow vein.]
(Anat.)
Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.
–
Vena contracta
.
[L., literally, contracted vein.]
(Hydraulics)
The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues.
–
Vena portae
;
pl.
Venae portae
.
[L., literally, vein of the entrance.]
(Anat.)
The portal vein of the liver. See under
Portal
.

Definition 2024

vena

vena

See also: véna, Véna, veña, vēna, Vēna, venă, Ven’a, and vēnā

Asturian

Noun

vena f ‎(plural venes)

  1. vein

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f ‎(plural venes)

  1. vein

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Noun

vena

  1. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart)

Declension

Inflection of vena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative vena venat
genitive venan venojen
partitive venaa venoja
illative venaan venoihin
singular plural
nominative vena venat
accusative nom. vena venat
gen. venan
genitive venan venojen
venainrare
partitive venaa venoja
inessive venassa venoissa
elative venasta venoista
illative venaan venoihin
adessive venalla venoilla
ablative venalta venoilta
allative venalle venoille
essive venana venoina
translative venaksi venoiksi
instructive — venoin
abessive venatta venoitta
comitative — venoineen

Usage notes

The term vena is only used by experts in scientific or medical context.

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f ‎(plural vene)

  1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. talent, aptitude, gift, bent
  4. inspiration
  5. inclination, desire
  6. lode, seam (of a mineral)

Usage notes

In vena di... In the mood for...

Related terms

Verb

vena

  1. third-person singular present indicative of venare
  2. second-person singular imperative of venare

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

vēna f ‎(genitive vēnae); first declension

  1. (anatomy) A vein, blood vessel
  2. An artery
  3. Of things that resemble a vein—vein of metal, a water course
  4. natural quality of something
  5. disposition

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative vēna vēnae
genitive vēnae vēnārum
dative vēnae vēnīs
accusative vēnam vēnās
ablative vēnā vēnīs
vocative vēna vēnae

Related terms

Descendants

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse veina, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną.

Verb

vēna

  1. to wail, to lament

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vēna (weak)
present past
infinitive vēna —
participle vēnandi, -e vēnaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vēnar vēni, -e — vēnaþi, -e vēnaþi, -e
þū vēnar vēni, -e vēna vēnaþi, -e vēnaþi, -e
han vēnar vēni, -e — vēnaþi, -e vēnaþi, -e
vīr vēnum, -om vēnum, -om vēnum, -om vēnaþum, -om vēnaþum, -om
īr vēnin vēnin vēnin vēnaþin vēnaþin
þēr vēna vēnin — vēnaþu, -o vēnaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vēnas vēnis, -es — vēnaþis, -es vēnaþis, -es
þū vēnas vēnis, -es — vēnaþis, -es vēnaþis, -es
han vēnas vēnis, -es — vēnaþis, -es vēnaþis, -es
vīr vēnums, -oms vēnums, -oms — vēnaþums, -oms vēnaþums, -oms
īr vēnins vēnins — vēnaþins vēnaþins
þēr vēnas vēnins — vēnaþus, -os vēnaþins

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋěːna/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧na

Noun

véna f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ве́на)

  1. (anatomy, botany, zoology) vein (all senses)

Declension

References

  • “vena” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

Noun

vena f ‎(plural venas)

  1. vein

Etymology

From Latin vēna.

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