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

Etymology 2

Verb

vano

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

Further reading

• “vano” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “vano”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “vano” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

• in vano
• vanamente
• vaneggiare
• vanificare

 

Related terms

• vanità

Noun

vano m (plural vani)

1. space, opening, compartment, bay
2. room

   Synonym: stanza

Etymology 2

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

• nova

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯aː.noː/, [ˈu̯äːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈva.no/, [ˈväːno]

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)

Noun

vano m (plural vanos)

1. span (of a bridge)

Derived terms

• devanear
• en vano
• hilván

 

Related terms

• desvanecer
• evanescer
• vanidad

 

Further reading

• “vano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014