vín

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːn]

Noun

vín n

1. genitive plural of víno

Etymology

From Old Norse vín, from Latin vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʊiːn/
• Rhymes: -ʊiːn

Noun

vín n (genitive singular víns, uncountable)

1. wine

Etymology

From visz (“to take, carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːn]
• Hyphenation: vín
• Rhymes: -iːn

Verb

vín

1. Archaic past third-person singular form of visz.

   Synonym: (modern form) vitt

   • 1854, János Arany, Anton N. Nyerges (prose translation), Toldi estéje (“Toldi’s Eve”), Sixth Canto:

     Most Bencéhez térek, aki otthon maradt: / Mi emlékezetest vín véghez azalatt.

     Now I return to Bence, who stayed at home, and the great things he meanwhile did.

     (literally, “…[to see] what memorable things he accomplished in the meantime”)

See also

Etymology

From Old Norse vín, from Latin vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

vín n (genitive singular víns, nominative plural vín)

1. wine

   Vín fer vel með mat.

   Wine goes well with food.

   Vín sljóvgar huga manna.

   Wine makes the mind of men blunt.

2. liquor, alcohol, an alcoholic beverage

See also

• must

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīną or borrowed directly or in another way from its source, Latin vīnum (“wine”).

Noun

vín n (genitive víns, plural vín)

1. wine