# ves
## English
### Noun

ves
* plural of ve

## Albanian
### Etymology 1

Derived from Latin vitium.

### Pronunciation

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#### Noun

ves m
* vice
* worries

#### Declension
##### Synonyms

* xanxë
* huq

### Etymology 2

Aphetic form of dialectal pves, pëves, whence standard pyes; see there for more.

#### Alternative forms

* pyet
* pys — Gheg
* pjes, pies — dialectal
* pienj — Sicily
* pëves, peves, poves, puves, pyves, pves, bves, ves — Gheg
* dves — northwestern Gheg

#### Verb

ves (aorist veta, participle vetur) (Gheg)
* to ask, request (authoritatively)
* to beg, beseech, solicit

### References

* ↑ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28

### Further reading

* “ves”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
* Newmark, L. (1999) “ves”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎

## Catalan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbes]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

#### Noun

ves
* plural of ve (“the letter V”)

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* vés (pre-2016 spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbes]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

#### Verb

ves
* second-person singular imperative of anar

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

(informal imperative)
* IPA: (Central) [ˈbɛs]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈvəs]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈves]
(Balearic imperfect subjunctive)
* IPA: (Central) [ˈbes]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

#### Verb

ves
* (informal) second-person singular imperative of veure
* (Balearic) first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of veure

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbes]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

#### Verb

ves
* (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vessar

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbɛs]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈvəs]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈves]

#### Verb

ves
* (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vesar

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ves, from Proto-Slavic *vьsь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛs]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: vez

### Noun

ves f
* village
    Synonyms: vesnice, obec

#### Related terms

* náves
* vesnický

### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “ves”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

### Further reading

* “ves”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “ves”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “ves”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Galician
### Verb

ves
* second-person singular present indicative of ver

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* vez

### Noun

ves f (Hebrew spelling ביס)
* time

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈʋɛs/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈvɛs/

### Noun

ves f
* village (rural municipality)

#### Descendants

* Czech: ves

### References

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ves”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Old Norse
### Verb

ves
* second-person singular imperative of vesa

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɛːs/

#### Adjective

ves (Cyrillic spelling вес)
* (Kajkavian) all, complete, whole
    Synonyms: (Kajkavian) saj, (Standard) sav

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьsь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, village”).

#### Alternative forms

* vas

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɛːs/

#### Noun

ves f (Cyrillic spelling вес)
* (Kajkavian) village
    Synonym: (Standard) selo

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьsь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, village”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋes/

### Noun

ves f (genitive singular vsi, nominative plural vsi, genitive plural vsí, declension pattern of kosť)
* village
    Synonyms: dedina, obec

#### Usage notes

* This term, in the form Ves, is only used in certain place names. The generic term for a village is dedina.

#### Derived terms

* vieska
- in toponyms:
* Bardejovská Nová Ves
* Bellova Ves
* Chminianska Nová Ves
* Devínska Nová Ves
* Diviacka Nová Ves
* Dlhá Ves
* Dolná Ves
* Drienovská Nová Ves
* Dulova Ves
* Gemerská Ves
* Hajná Nová Ves
* Horná Ves
* Hrnčiarska Ves
* Hurbanova Ves
* Janova Ves
* Ješkova Ves
* Ješkova Ves nad Nitricou
* Karlova Ves
* Klátova Nová Ves
* Košická Nová Ves
* Kostolná Ves
* Krásna Ves
* Krížová Ves
* Lakšárska Nová Ves
* Malá Ves
* Mýtna Nová Ves
* Nacina Ves
* Nová Ves
* Nová Ves nad Váhom
* Nová Ves nad Žitavou
* Nová Ves pri Dunaji
* Opatovská Nová Ves
* Pavlova Ves
* Pečovská Nová Ves
* Petrova Ves
* Pustá Ves
* Ruská Nová Ves
* Skalská Nová Ves
* Slovenská Nová Ves
* Slovenská Ves
* Smolenická Nová Ves
* Somorova Ves
* Spišská Nová Ves
* Tekovská Nová Ves
* Turnianska Nová Ves
* Tušická Nová Ves
* Uhorská Ves
* Veľká Ves
* Veľká Ves nad Ipľom
* Záhorská Ves
* Zemplínska Nová Ves

### Further reading

* “ves”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋə́s/

### Determiner

və̏s
* all

#### Derived terms

* vsejédec

### Further reading

* “ves”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbes/ [ˈbes]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -es
* Syllabification: ves
* Homophones: bes, (Latin America) vez

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ves
* inflection of ver:
** second-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular voseo present indicative

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ves f pl
* plural of ve

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Catalan vés.

#### Verb

ves
* (Catalonia, nonstandard) second-person singular imperative of ir

##### Usage notes

* Using ves as the imperative form of ir is considered non-standard; the standard form is ve.

## Swedish
### Noun

ves
* definite genitive plural of ve
* definite genitive singular of ve
* indefinite genitive plural of ve
* indefinite genitive singular of ve