vanning

English

Verb

vanning

1. present participle and gerund of van

Noun

vanning (countable and uncountable, plural vannings)

1. (mining) A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vatning (alternative form)

Etymology

From vanne (“to water”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). Compare the alternative form vatning, formed from vatne (“to water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋanːɪŋ/, [ˈʋânːɪ̌ŋ]
• Rhymes: -anːɪŋ
• Hyphenation: van‧ning

Noun

vanning f or m (definite singular vanninga or vanningen, indefinite plural vanninger, definite plural vanningene)

1. the act or process of applying water to plants, soil or another surface; watering, irrigation
   • 1994, Olav Angell, Snapshots:

     14 gartnere arbeider med pleie og vanning av trær og busker og plener og blomsterbed

     fourteen gardeners work on tending and watering trees and shrubs, lawns and flower beds

2. the act of giving drinking water to a person or animal

   Fôring og vanning av kyrne. ― Feeding and watering the cows.

3. a place where people or animals are supplied with water; a watering place
   • 1952, Johan Falkberget, Johannes, page 23:

     ved vatningen ble han nødt til å snu

     at the watering place he was forced to turn back

Derived terms

• frostvanning (“frost-protection watering”)
• vanningspause (“watering break; water break”)
• vanningssystem (“irrigation system”)

References

• “vanning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vanning” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).