Contionary:våpen

SamSkandinavisk

Etymology

ON vápn f. PG *wǣpnan, f. PIE *wēbnom

Compare Danish våben; Norwegian våpen; Swedish vapen; Icelandic vopn; Faroese vápn

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /ˈvɔːpən/ File:Samska vaapen.ogg

Alternative Spellings

vaapen

Noun

Neuter gender

1. weapon, arm,
2. coat of arms

Plural

1. weaponry, weapons, arms

Inflection

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	våpen	våpnet	våpen	våpnene
genitive	våpens	våpnets	våpens	våpnens

Synonyms

skjöld

Derived terms

skjutevåpen

Related terms

väpne; beväpne