Contionary:vent

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Carnian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vęťь.

Pronunciation

Adverb

vent

  1. more; used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs
    Tien rœidy cot je vent debel ner jem meaneuThis orange cat is fatter than I thought.

See also

  • nai (the most)
  • ventz (bigger)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Carnian veniti ("to come in, to enter"), from Proto-Slavic *vъňьti. By surface analysis, univerbation of ven (in) + it (to go).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA: [ʋɛ̌nt]
    • (1sg present indicative) IPA: [ʋɛ̌ndɛm]
  • (Carinthian) IPA: [ʋɛ̃̌t]

Verb

vent pf

  1. (intransitive) to come
    Jem vensied ke temo biuroI came to the office
    Vendi ke nasia vendarna!Come to our shop!
Conjugation
Infinitive vent
Participles Past vensied
Active -
Passive -
Gerund vendenie
Singular Plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Indicative Present vendem vendeṡ vende vendeme vendete vendan
Past jem vensied jes vensied je vensied jesme vensied jeste vensied san vensied
Future bam vensied baṡ vensied ba vensied bame vensied baste vensied badan vensied
Imperative - vendi (hai vende) vendime vendite (hai vendan)
Conditional bim vensied biṡ vensied bi vensied bime vensied biste vensied bi vensied

Related terms

  • it (to go)
  • kent (to go in)
  • vœit (to go out)