vantro
Appearance
Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From van- (“mis-, un-”) + tro (“belief”), from Old Norse vantrú. Cognate with Icelandic vantrú (“disbelief; lack of confidence”).
Noun
[edit]vantro c (singular definite vantroen, not used in plural form)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vantro | vantroen |
| genitive | vantros | vantroens |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (unbelief): rettroenhed
See also
[edit]- (disbelief): skepsis
Etymology 2
[edit]From van- (“mis-, un-”) + tro (“belief”), from Old Norse vantrúr.
Adjective
[edit]vantro (uninflectable)
- incredulous, unbelieving
- Efter hans ultraseje stunt stirrede de vantro på ham.
- After his totally sick stunt, they stared at him incredulously.
- Efter hans ultraseje stunt stirrede de vantro på ham.
- (also nominalized) unbelieving, infidel (not accepting a particular faith; without religious faith)
- Præsten sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.
- The priest told the children not to play with the infidels.
- Præsten sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (not accepting a particular faith): rettroende
See also
[edit]- (incredulous): skeptisk
