vanga

See also: Vanga and vängä

English

Etymology

From translingual Vanga.

Noun

vanga (plural vangas)

1. Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar

Derived terms

• sickle-billed vanga

 

Translations

bird of the family Vangidae

• Finnish: vanga (fi)

Corsican

Alternative forms

• banga

Noun

vanga f

1. shovel, spade

Further reading

• “vanga” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Finnish

Etymology

From the taxonomic name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑŋːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ŋːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): van‧ga

Noun

vanga

1. vanga (bird of the family Vangidae)

Declension

Inflection of vanga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vanga	vangat
genitive		vangan	vangojen
partitive		vangaa	vangoja
illative		vangaan	vangoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanga	vangat
accusative	nom.	vanga	vangat
	gen.	vangan
genitive		vangan	vangojen vangainrare
partitive		vangaa	vangoja
inessive		vangassa	vangoissa
elative		vangasta	vangoista
illative		vangaan	vangoihin
adessive		vangalla	vangoilla
ablative		vangalta	vangoilta
allative		vangalle	vangoille
essive		vangana	vangoina
translative		vangaksi	vangoiksi
abessive		vangatta	vangoitta
instructive		—	vangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vanga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vangani vangani accusative nom. vangani vangani gen. vangani genitive vangani vangojeni vangainirare partitive vangaani vangojani inessive vangassani vangoissani elative vangastani vangoistani illative vangaani vangoihini adessive vangallani vangoillani ablative vangaltani vangoiltani allative vangalleni vangoilleni essive vanganani vangoinani translative vangakseni vangoikseni abessive vangattani vangoittani instructive — — comitative — vangoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vangasi vangasi accusative nom. vangasi vangasi gen. vangasi genitive vangasi vangojesi vangaisirare partitive vangaasi vangojasi inessive vangassasi vangoissasi elative vangastasi vangoistasi illative vangaasi vangoihisi adessive vangallasi vangoillasi ablative vangaltasi vangoiltasi allative vangallesi vangoillesi essive vanganasi vangoinasi translative vangaksesi vangoiksesi abessive vangattasi vangoittasi instructive — — comitative — vangoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vangamme vangamme accusative nom. vangamme vangamme gen. vangamme genitive vangamme vangojemme vangaimmerare partitive vangaamme vangojamme inessive vangassamme vangoissamme elative vangastamme vangoistamme illative vangaamme vangoihimme adessive vangallamme vangoillamme ablative vangaltamme vangoiltamme allative vangallemme vangoillemme essive vanganamme vangoinamme translative vangaksemme vangoiksemme abessive vangattamme vangoittamme instructive — — comitative — vangoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vanganne vanganne accusative nom. vanganne vanganne gen. vanganne genitive vanganne vangojenne vangainnerare partitive vangaanne vangojanne inessive vangassanne vangoissanne elative vangastanne vangoistanne illative vangaanne vangoihinne adessive vangallanne vangoillanne ablative vangaltanne vangoiltanne allative vangallenne vangoillenne essive vangananne vangoinanne translative vangaksenne vangoiksenne abessive vangattanne vangoittanne instructive — — comitative — vangoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vangansa vangansa accusative nom. vangansa vangansa gen. vangansa genitive vangansa vangojensa vangainsarare partitive vangaansa vangojaan vangojansa inessive vangassaan vangassansa vangoissaan vangoissansa elative vangastaan vangastansa vangoistaan vangoistansa illative vangaansa vangoihinsa adessive vangallaan vangallansa vangoillaan vangoillansa ablative vangaltaan vangaltansa vangoiltaan vangoiltansa allative vangalleen vangallensa vangoilleen vangoillensa essive vanganaan vanganansa vangoinaan vangoinansa translative vangakseen vangaksensa vangoikseen vangoiksensa abessive vangattaan vangattansa vangoittaan vangoittansa instructive — — comitative — vangoineen vangoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• etelänkiilavanga
• isotiaisvanga
• kiilavanga
• koukkuvanga
• kypärävanga
• nakkelivanga
• outovanga
• pohjankiilavanga
• ruskovanga
• sieppovanga
• sininokkavanga
• sinivanga
• sirppivanga
• tiaisvanga
• tikkavanga
• valkopäävanga

 

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vanga

1. inflection of vangi:
   1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -anɡa
• Hyphenation: vàn‧ga

Etymology 1

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. shovel

Related terms

• vangare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vanga

1. inflection of vangare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wagnisan (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *wogʷʰni- (“coulter”); compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯an.ɡa/, [ˈu̯äŋɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/, [ˈväŋɡä]

Noun

vanga f (genitive vangae); first declension

1. a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is uncertain. Some authorities translate it as mattock.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vanga	vangae
Genitive	vangae	vangārum
Dative	vangae	vangīs
Accusative	vangam	vangās
Ablative	vangā	vangīs
Vocative	vanga	vangae

Descendants

• Catalan: fanga
• Italian: vanga

References

• “vanga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vanga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• vanga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malagasy

Noun

vanga

1. hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris)

Descendants

• → English: vanga

Old Norse

Noun

vanga

1. accusative/genitive plural of vangr

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Late Latin vanga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaŋɡa/

Noun

vanga f

1. spade