vano

See also: vanò

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish abano.

Noun

vano m (plural vanos)

  1. (Central, Northern, northwestern) hand fan
    Synonym: ventall
  2. (castells) a set of pilars built simultaneously, for example at the end of an actuació

Verb

vano

  1. only used in em vano, first-person singular present indicative of vanar-se

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvano]

Noun

vano f

  1. vocative singular of vana

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: và‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin vānus

Adjective

vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vani, feminine plural vane, superlative vanissimo)

  1. vain, useless, idle
  2. quaint
Derived terms

Noun

vano m (plural vani)

  1. space, opening, compartment, bay
  2. room
    Synonym: stanza

Verb

vano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vanare

Further reading

  • vano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

vānō

  1. inflection of vānus:
    1. dative masculine/neuter singular
    2. ablative masculine singular/neuter plural

References

  • vano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vānus. Cognate with Galician van and Portuguese vão.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbano/ [ˈba.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: va‧no

Adjective

vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vanos, feminine plural vanas)

  1. vain (overly proud of oneself)
  2. vain (having no real substance)
  3. vain (pointless, futile)

Derived terms

Further reading

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