vanta

See also: vänta, Vǟnta, and vântă

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French vantard.

Noun

vanta

1. braggart; boaster

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Esperanto

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈvanta/
• Hyphenation: van‧ta
• Rhymes: -anta

Adjective

vanta (accusative singular vantan, plural vantaj, accusative plural vantajn)

1. frivolous
2. conceited, vain

See also

• vana

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• Homophones: vantað, vænta, væntað

Verb

vanta (third person singular past indicative vantaði, third person plural past indicative vantað, supine vantað)

1. to lack
2. to want, need (be without, fall short)

mær vantar - I need

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vanta

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infinitive	vanta
present participle	vantandi
past participle a6	vantaður
supine	vantað
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	vanti	vantar	vantar	vanta
past	vantaði	vantaði	vantaði	vantaðu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	vanta!	—	vantið!

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French

Verb

vanta

1. third-person singular past historic of vanter

Anagrams

• avant

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vanta.

Verb

vanta

1. to lack

   Það vantar ekki horvatn á þig drengur. - You don't lack sweat boy.

2. to want (be without, fall short)

Derived terms

• mig vantar

Anagrams

• vatna

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Italian

Verb

vanta

1. third-person singular present indicative of vantare
2. second-person singular imperative of vantare

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vante

Etymology

From Old Norse vanta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑntɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

vanta (present tense vantar, past tense vanta, past participle vanta, passive infinitive vantast, present participle vantande, imperative vant/vanta)

1. to lack
2. be wrong with; have an issue

Synonyms

• (lack): sakna, mangla
• (have an issue): feila

References

• “vanta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.

Verb

vanta

1. to be lacking

Conjugation

Conjugation of vanta (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	vanta			—
participle	vantandi, -e			vantaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vantar	vanti, -e	—	vantaþi, -e	vantaþi, -e
þū	vantar	vanti, -e	vanta	vantaþi, -e	vantaþi, -e
han	vantar	vanti, -e	—	vantaþi, -e	vantaþi, -e
vīr	vantum, -om	vantum, -om	vantum, -om	vantaþum, -om	vantaþum, -om
īr	vantin	vantin	vantin	vantaþin	vantaþin
þēr	vanta	vantin	—	vantaþu, -o	vantaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	vantas	vantis, -es	—	vantaþis, -es	vantaþis, -es
þū	vantas	vantis, -es	—	vantaþis, -es	vantaþis, -es
han	vantas	vantis, -es	—	vantaþis, -es	vantaþis, -es
vīr	vantums, -oms	vantums, -oms	—	vantaþums, -oms	vantaþums, -oms
īr	vantins	vantins	—	vantaþins	vantaþins
þēr	vantas	vantins	—	vantaþus, -os	vantaþins

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Traveller Norwegian

Etymology

From German Wand.

Noun

vanta

1. wall

Derived terms

• vanta juar
• vanta kambane

 

References

• “vanta” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
• “vanta” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.