vanta

See also: vänta, Vǟnta, and vântă

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French vantard.

Noun

vanta

1. braggart; boaster

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Catalan

Verb

vanta

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Esperanto

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. frivolous
2. conceited, vain

See also

• vana

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Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vanta.

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 (group v-30)
infinitive	vanta
supine	vantað
participle (a6)1	vantandi	vantaður
	present	past
first singular	vanti	vantaði
second singular	vantar	vantaði
third singular	vantar	vantaði
plural	vanta	vantaðu
	imperative
singular	vanta!
plural	vantið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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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. (impersonal) to lack

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

2. (impersonal) to want (be without, fall short)

Derived terms

• mig vantar

Anagrams

• vatna

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Italian

Verb

vanta

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vante

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑn.tɑ/

Verb

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

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 Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.

Verb

vanta

1. (impersonal with accusative) to be a lack of

   vantar vatni ― there is a lack of water

Conjugation

Conjugation of vanta — impersonal, active (weak class 2)

infinitive	vanta
past participle	vantaðr
indicative	present	past
3rd-person singular	vantar	vantaði
subjunctive	present	past
3rd-person singular	vanti	vantaði

Descendants

• Icelandic: vanta
• Faroese: vanta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vanta, vante
• Norwegian Bokmål: vante
• Old Swedish: vanta
• Old Danish: vante
  • Danish: vante
• → Middle English: wanten, wanton, wantten
  • English: want
  • Scots: want
  • Yola: waant

References

• vanta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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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.