ves

See also: -ves, VES, veś, veš, věš, vés, and vês

English

Noun

ves

1. plural of ve

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Latin vitium.

Noun

ves m

1. vice
2. worries

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)

1. (Gheg) to ask, request (authoritatively)
2. (Gheg) to beg, beseech, solicit

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbes]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

Noun

ves

1. plural of ve (“the letter V”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• vés (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbes]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

Verb

ves

1. second-person singular imperative of anar

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(informal imperative)

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈves]

(Balearic imperfect subjunctive)

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbes]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

Verb

ves

1. (informal) second-person singular imperative of veure
2. (Balearic) first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of veure

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbes]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈves]

Verb

ves

1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vessar

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈves]

Verb

ves

1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of vesar

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛs]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: vez

Noun

ves f

1. village

   Synonyms: vesnice, obec

Declension

Declension of ves (mixed i-stem [type 'noc'] feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ves	vsi
genitive	vsi	vsí
dative	vsi	vsím
accusative	ves	vsi
vocative	vsi	vsi
locative	vsi	vsích
instrumental	vsí	vsemi

Related terms

• náves
• vesnický

 

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)

Galician

Verb

ves

1. second-person singular present indicative of ver

Ladino

Alternative forms

• vez

Noun

ves f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביס)

1. time

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋɛs/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvɛs/

Noun

ves f

1. village (rural municipality)

Declension

Declension of ves (i-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ves	vsi	vsi
genitive	vsi	vśú	vsí
dative	vsi	vesma	vsem
accusative	ves	vsi	vsi
vocative	vsi	vsi	vsi
locative	vsi	vśú	vsech
instrumental	vśú	vesma	vesmi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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

1. second-person singular imperative of vesa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛːs/

Adjective

ves (Cyrillic spelling вес)

1. (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^(key): /ˈʋɛːs/

Noun

ves f (Cyrillic spelling вес)

1. (Kajkavian) village

   Synonym: (Standard) selo

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋes/

Noun

ves f (genitive singular vsi, nominative plural vsi, genitive plural vsí, declension pattern of kosť)

1. 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.

Declension

Declension of ves

	singular	plural
nominative	ves	vsi
genitive	vsi	vsí
dative	vsi	vsiam
accusative	ves	vsi
locative	vsi	vsiach
instrumental	vsou	vsami

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, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьśь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə́s/

Determiner

və̏s

1. all

Inflection

Declension of ves (soft, irregular)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ves	vsa	vse
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	vso	vse
genitive	vsega	vse	vsega
dative	vsemu	vsej	vsemu
locative	vsem	vsej	vsem
instrumental	vsem	vso	vsem
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vsa	vsi	vsi
accusative	vsa	vsi	vsi
genitive	vseh	vseh	vseh
dative	vsema	vsema	vsema
locative	vseh	vseh	vseh
instrumental	vsema	vsema	vsema
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vsi	vse	vsa
accusative	vse	vse	vsa
genitive	vseh	vseh	vseh
dative	vsem	vsem	vsem
locative	vseh	vseh	vseh
instrumental	vsemi	vsemi	vsemi

Derived terms

• vsejédec

Further reading

• “ves”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

1. inflection of ver:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular voseo present indicative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ves f pl

1. plural of ve

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Catalan vés.

Verb

ves

1. (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

1. definite genitive plural of ve
2. definite genitive singular of ve
3. indefinite genitive plural of ve
4. indefinite genitive singular of ve