venous
/ˈvinəs/VEE-nuhs
/ˈvinəs/VEE-nuhs
Meaningof the veins
Common meaning: of the veins
- vena blood vessel, veinLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1966 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Latinvēna, -ae‘a blood vessel, vein’
- Englishvenous‘of the veins’ · today
ven also in: vein
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vēna ‘a blood vessel, vein’.
Roots
- vēna, -ae Latin “a blood vessel, vein”
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