# vinna
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɪna]
* Rhymes: -ɪna
* Hyphenation: vin‧na
* Homophone: vina

### Adjective

vinna
* inflection of vinen:
** feminine singular
** 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

##### 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

### 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

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

### See also

* arbeiði
* verk
* starv
* starvsemi

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

##### Derived terms

* hafa vinnu
* heimavinna
* erfiðisvinna
* vinnuhlé

### 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
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* vinne (e and split infinitives)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, lǫgeiðI name witnesses for the fact that I swear an oath by the torc, a lawful oath.
* to conquer
* (with dative) to withstand
    skǫpum viðr manngiNobody withstands the fates.
    ek vætr hǫ́num vinna kunnak; ek vætr hǫ́num vinna máttakIn no way knew I struggle against him; in no way could I struggle against him.

#### 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

#### 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

* Audio:(file)

### 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

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

#### Derived terms

* vinnare
* vinning
* vinst
* återvinna
* övervinna