vinna

See also: vinná

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɪna]
Rhymes: -ɪna
Hyphenation: vin‧na
Homophone: vina

Adjective

vinna

inflection of vinen:
1. feminine singular
2. neuter plural

Antonyms

nevinna

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, plural vinnur)

business, acquisition, work, profession
(archaic, agriculture) ploughing

Declension

f1	singular		plural
f1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vinna	vinnan	vinnur	vinnurnar
accusative	vinnu	vinnuna	vinnur	vinnurnar
dative	vinnu	vinnuni	vinnum	vinnunum
genitive	vinnu	vinnunnar	vinna	vinnanna

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Swedish vinna, Icelandic vinna, Norwegian Bokmål vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Verb

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

to win
to earn
to get
to work

Conjugation

Conjugation of *vinna* (group v-44)
	present	past
infinitive	vinna
supine	vunnið

first singular	vinni	vann
second singular	vinnur	vanst
third singular	vinnur	vann
plural	vinna	vunnu

participle (a34)¹	vinnandi	vunnin

	imperative
singular	vinn!
plural	vinnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnːa/
Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinna.

Noun

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, no plural)

a job, an occupation, an employment
Synonym: atvinna

Að hafa vinnu.
To be employed.
work, labour
Synonym: verk

Declension

Declension of *vinna* (sg-only feminine)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vinna	vinnan
accusative	vinnu	vinnuna
dative	vinnu	vinnunni
genitive	vinnu	vinnunnar

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Faroese vinna, Swedish vinna, Norwegian Bokmål 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)

(intransitive) to work, to labour
Synonym: starfa

Ég nenni ekki að vinna.
I don't want to work.

Ég vinn allan daginn.
I work all day.
to do, to perform (e.g. a task) [with accusative]
Synonym: framkvæma
(intransitive) to win, to achieve victory
Synonym: sigra

Ég vann!
I won!
to win, to triumph in (e.g. a game) [with accusative]
Við unnum keppnina.
We won the tournament.
to conquer, to beat, to defeat [with accusative]
Synonym: sigra

Fjölnismenn unnu Val 2–1 í gær.
Fjölnir beat Valur 2–1 yesterday.
to win, to obtain, to get [with accusative]
Synonym: fá

Herinn vann borgina frá uppreisnarmönnunum.
The army took the city from the rebels.

Conjugation

*vinna* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að vinna
supine sagnbót		unnið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		vinnandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	vinn	vann	vinni	ynni
	þú	vinnur	vannst	vinnir	ynnir
	hann, hún, það	vinnur	vann	vinni	ynni
plural	við	vinnum	unnum	vinnum	ynnum
	þið	vinnið	unnuð	vinnið	ynnuð
	þeir, þær, þau	vinna	unnu	vinni	ynnu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	vinn (þú), vinndu
plural	þið	vinnið (þið), vinniði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*vinnast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að vinnast
supine sagnbót		unnist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		vinnandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	vinnst	vannst	vinnist	ynnist
	þú	vinnst	vannst	vinnist	ynnist
	hann, hún, það	vinnst	vannst	vinnist	ynnist
plural	við	vinnumst	unnumst	vinnumst	ynnumst
	þið	vinnist	unnust	vinnist	ynnust
	þeir, þær, þau	vinnast	unnust	vinnist	ynnust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	vinnst (þú), vinnstu
plural	þið	vinnist (þið), vinnisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*unninn* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	unninn	unnin	unnið	unnir	unnar	unnin
accusative (þolfall)	unninn	unna	unnið	unna	unnar	unnin
dative (þágufall)	unnum	unninni	unnu	unnum	unnum	unnum
genitive (eignarfall)	unnins	unninnar	unnins	unninna	unninna	unninna

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	unni	unna	unna	unnu	unnu	unnu
accusative (þolfall)	unna	unnu	unna	unnu	unnu	unnu
dative (þágufall)	unna	unnu	unna	unnu	unnu	unnu
genitive (eignarfall)	unna	unnu	unna	unnu	unnu	unnu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

vinne (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Akin to English win.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ʋɪnːɑ/

Verb

vinna (present tense vinn, past tense vann, supine vunne, past participle vunnen, present participle vinnande, imperative vinn)

(ambitransitive) to win

Synonyms

(in intransitive meaning): sigra

References

“vinna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“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)

to perform, accomplish
Synonyms: fremja, inna

Nefni ek í þat vætti at ek vinn eið at baugi, lǫgeið
I name witnesses for the fact that I swear an oath by the torc, a lawful oath.
to conquer
(with dative) to withstand
skǫpum viðr manngi
Nobody withstands the fates.

ek vætr hǫ́num vinna kunnak; ek vætr hǫ́num vinna máttak
In no way knew I struggle against him; in no way could I struggle against him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *vinna* — active (strong class 3)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	vinna
present participle	vinnandi
past participle	unninn

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	vinn	vann	vinna	ynna
2nd person singular	vinnr, viðr	vannt	vinnir	ynnir
3rd person singular	vinnr, viðr	vann	vinni	ynni
1st person plural	vinnum	unnum	vinnim	ynnim
2nd person plural	vinnið	unnuð	vinnið	ynnið
3rd person plural	vinna	unnu	vinni	ynni

imperative	present
2nd person singular	vinn
1st person plural	vinnum
2nd person plural	vinnið

Conjugation of *vinna* — mediopassive (strong class 3)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	vinnask
present participle	vinnandisk
past participle	unnizk

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	vinnumk	unnumk	vinnumk	ynnumk
2nd person singular	vinnsk	vannzk	vinnisk	ynnisk
3rd person singular	vinnsk	vannsk	vinnisk	ynnisk
1st person plural	vinnumsk	unnumsk	vinnimsk	ynnimsk
2nd person plural	vinnizk	unnuzk	vinnizk	ynnizk
3rd person plural	vinnask	unnusk	vinnisk	ynnisk

imperative	present
2nd person singular	vinnsk
1st person plural	vinnumsk
2nd person plural	vinnizk

Descendants

Icelandic: vinna
Faroese: vinna
Norwegian: vinne
Old Swedish: vinna
- Swedish: vinna; vinne (dialectal)
Old Danish: winnæ
- Danish: vinde

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

vinna

to perform, to accomplish
to undergo, to suffer
to struggle, to toil
to win, to gain

Conjugation

Conjugation of **vinna** (strong)
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	vinna			—
participle	vinnandi, vinnande			unnin
iæk	vinder	vinni, vinne	—	van	unni, unne
þū	vinder	vinni, vinne	vin	vant	unni, unne
han	vinder	vinni, vinne	—	van	unni, unne
vīr	vinnum, vinnom	vinnum, vinnom	vinnum, vinnom	unnum, unnom	unnum, unnom
īr	vinnin	vinnin	vinnin	unnin	unnin
þēr	vinna	vinnin	—	unnu, unno	unnin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vints	vinnis, vinnes	—	vans	unnis, unnes
þū	vints	vinnis, vinnes	—	vants	unnis, unnes
han	vints	vinnis, vinnes	—	vans	unnis, unnes
vīr	vinnums, -oms	vinnums, vinnoms	—	unnums, unnoms	unnums, unnoms
īr	vinnins	vinnins	—	unnins	unnins
þēr	vinnas	vinnins	—	unnus, unnos	unnins

Descendants

Swedish: vinna; vinne (dialectal)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vinna, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Related to Icelandic vinna, Norwegian vinne, English win, Dutch winnen, and German gewinnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

vinna (present vinner, preterite vann, supine vunnit, imperative vinn)

to win, to defeat, to beat
to gain, to make a net profit, to receive as a benefit
Vad vinner jag på det?
What's in it for me?
(literally, “What do I gain for it?”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *vinna* (class 3 strong)
	active		passive
infinitive	vinna		vinnas
supine	vunnit		vunnits
imperative	vinn		—
imper. plural¹	vinnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vinner	vann	vinns, vinnes	vanns
ind. plural¹	vinna	vunno	vinnas	vunnos
subjunctive²	vinne	vunne	vinnes	vunnes

present participle		vinnande
past participle		vunnen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms