va

See also Appendix:Variations of "va"‎

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ua(d), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, walk”). It is impossible to determine whether it is genetically related to Latin vadum or a loanword.

Noun

va m and f

1. ford

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vanus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

va m, f (masculine and feminine plural ves)

1. vain

Verb

va

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of anar.

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

va

1. (cardinal) four

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French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin vadere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /va/, X-SAMPA: /va/

• Audio (Paris)

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Verb

va

1. third-person plural present active indicative of aller
2. second-person singular imperative of aller

See also

• ça va

Anagrams

• av.

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Galician

Adjective

va f

1. feminine form of van

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Interlingua

Verb

va

1. present of ir
2. present of vader

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin vadit form of vadere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /va/, X-SAMPA: /va/
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

va

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

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Japanese

Romanization

va

1. See ゔぁ
2. See ヴァ

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Lithuanian

Adverb

va

1. there, here

Related terms

• ten
• čia

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Lojban

Cmavo

va (rafsi vaz)

1. there

Related terms

• vi
• vu

See also

• ta
• bu'u

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Manx

Verb

va (dependent form row)

1. simple past of bee
   • Gyn coontey Juan va kiare ayn.
     • Not counting John there were four.
   • Keayrt va mee aeg as nish ta mee shenn.
     • Once I was young and now I am old.
   • She laa fliugh va'n.
     • It was a wet day.
   • Va kiaull ayns my chleayshyn.
     • My ears were singing.
   • Va my noidyn ooilley mygeayrt-y-moom.
     • My enemies were all about me.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [va]

Etymology 1

Verb

(el/ea) va (modal auxiliary; third-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)

1. (he/she) will

   va fi aici mai târziu?

   will he/she be here later?

Etymology 2

From Latin vādit, third person singular present active indicative of vādō. It is also rarely used as a second person singular imperative form, meaning "go", from Latin vāde.

Alternative forms

• vă (rare)

Verb

va

1. (to go), only used in mai va (see usage notes).
2. (regional) go (imperative), (plural vați)

Usage notes

The conjugation for this verb is defective, with the only remaining form being va, used in the expression "mai va", meaning "it will take longer or there is more to go (until then)".

Synonyms

• (to go): merge, duce
• (go): du-te, duceți-vă

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin vādere, present active infinitive of vādō.

Verb

va (infinitive ir)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ir.

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Swedish

A står för avlopp

Abbreviation

va

1. water supply and sewage; abbreviation of vatten och avlopp

Related terms

• va-nämnd

Interjection

va

1. huh? what? A request that the speaker repeat his last statement. Contraction of vad.

   Va?

   What did you say?

See also

• vasa

Verb

va

1. (colloquial) Contraction of vara.

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Uzbek

Conjunction

va

1. and

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin vadit, vadunt, vadis, and vade forms of vadere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /va/, X-SAMPA: /va/

Verb form

va

1. present indicative third-person of nar
2. (regional) present indicative second-person singular of nar
3. present imperative second-person singular of nar