Want

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See also: want, Wänt, wa'n't, and wan't

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Want

  1. A personification of want.

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch want, gewant, from Old Dutch *giwant, from Proto-Germanic *gawandą, from the root of winden.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vant/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun[edit]

Want f (genitive Want, plural Wanten) or
Want n (mixed, genitive Wants, plural Wanten)

  1. (nautical) shroud

Declension[edit]

Declension of Want [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Want die Wanten
genitive einer der Want der Wanten
dative einer der Want den Wanten
accusative eine die Want die Wanten
Declension of Want [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Want die Wanten
genitive eines des Wants der Wanten
dative einem dem Want den Wanten
accusative ein das Want die Wanten

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Want” in Duden online
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