vanga

See also: Vanga and vängä

English

Noun

vanga (plural vangas)

1. Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar

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Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

1. indefinite accusative singular of vangi
2. indefinite dative singular of vangi
3. indefinite genitive singular of vangi
4. indefinite accusative plural of vangi
5. indefinite genitive plural of vangi

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin vanga, of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origin; compare Old Norse vangsni "ploughshare".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. spade

Related terms

• vangare

Verb

vanga

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

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Latin

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯an.ɡa/, [ˈu̯äŋɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/, [ˈväŋɡä]

Noun

vanga f (genitive vangae); first declension

1. a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is uncertain. Some authorities translate it as mattock.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vanga	vangae
Genitive	vangae	vangārum
Dative	vangae	vangīs
Accusative	vangam	vangās
Ablative	vangā	vangīs
Vocative	vanga	vangae

References

• “vanga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vanga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• vanga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaŋɡa/

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. spade