vão

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See also: vao, vào, and va'o

Galician

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Noun

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vão m (plural vãos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of van

Adjective

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vão (feminine , masculine plural vãos, feminine plural vãs, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of van

Verb

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vão

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ir:
    1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading

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  • vão” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin vānum.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vão m (plural vãos, feminine vãa, feminine plural vãas)

  1. useless, ineffective

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: van
  • Portuguese: vão

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vão, from Latin vānus (empty). Cognate with Galician van and Spanish vano.

Adjective

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vão (feminine , masculine plural vãos, feminine plural vãs)

  1. vain
    1. pretentious, overambitious (excessively proud of oneself)
      Synonyms: convencido, desvanecido, enfatuado, gabarola, gabola, presunçoso, pretensioso, vaidoso, vanglorioso
      Antonym: modesto
    2. pointless; futile; useless; unhelpful
      Synonyms: inútil, fútil, frívolo
      Synonyms: útil, efetivo, eficaz
  2. empty (containing nothing)
    Synonyms: vazio, vago
    Antonyms: ocupado, cheio

Noun

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vão m (plural vãos)

  1. a gap
  2. a vacant spot
  3. (architecture) a hole in the wall where a window or door is placed; a sliver, a breach
  4. (architecture) the empty space below a staircase
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese van, from Latin vādunt.

Verb

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vão

  1. inflection of ir:
    1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading

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