vão

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See also: vao, vào, and va'o

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

vão

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ir:
    1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vānum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

vão m (plural vãos, feminine vãa, feminine plural vãas)

  1. useless, ineffective

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: van
  • Portuguese: vão

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vão, from Latin vānus (“empty”). Cognate with Galician van and Spanish vano.

Adjective[edit]

vão (feminine vã, masculine plural vãos, feminine plural vãs)

  1. vain
    1. pretentious, overambitious (excessively proud of oneself)
      Synonyms: convencido, desvanecido, enfatuado, gabarola, gabola, presunçoso, pretensioso, vaidoso, vanglorioso
      Antonym: modesto
    2. pointless; futile; useless; unhelpful
      Synonyms: inútil, fútil, frívolo
      Synonyms: útil, efetivo, eficaz
  2. empty (containing nothing)
    Synonyms: vazio, vago
    Antonyms: ocupado, cheio

Noun[edit]

vão m (plural vãos)

  1. a gap
  2. a vacant spot
  3. (architecture) a hole in the wall where a window or door is placed; a sliver, a breach
  4. (architecture) the empty space below a staircase
Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese van, from Latin vādunt.

Verb[edit]

vão

  1. inflection of ir:
    1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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