vano

See also: vanò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vānus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.no/

Adjective

1. vain, useless, idle
2. quaint

Derived terms

• in vano
• vanamente
• vaneggiare

 

Related terms

• vanità

Noun

vano m (plural vani)

1. space, opening, compartment, bay
2. room

   Synonym: stanza

Verb

vano

1. first-person singular present indicative of vanare

Anagrams

• nova

Further reading

• vano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯aː.noː/, [ˈu̯äːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈva.no/, [ˈväːno]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) vānō

1. inflection of vānus:
   1. dative masculine/neuter singular
   2. ablative masculine singular/neuter plural

References

• “vano”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vano in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vānus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbano/ [ˈba.no]
• Rhymes: -ano

Adjective

vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vanos, feminine plural vanas)

1. vain (overly proud of oneself)
2. vain (having no real substance)
3. vain (pointless, futile)

Derived terms

• devanear
• en vano
• hilván

 

Related terms

• desvanecer
• evanescer
• vanidad

 

Further reading

• “vano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014