vanga

See also: Vanga and vängä

English

Etymology

From translingual Vanga.

Noun

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Wikipedia

vanga (plural vangas)

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

Derived terms

sickle-billed vanga

Translations

bird of the family Vangidae

Finnish: vanga (fi)

Corsican

Alternative forms

banga

Noun

vanga f

shovel, spade

Finnish

Etymology

From the taxonomic name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑŋːɑ/,
Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑ
Syllabification^(key): van‧ga

Noun

vanga

vanga (bird of the family Vangidae)

Declension

Inflection of vanga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vanga	vangat
genitive		vangan	vangojen
partitive		vangaa	vangoja
illative		vangaan	vangoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanga	vangat
accusative	nom.	vanga	vangat
accusative	gen.	vangan	vangat
genitive		vangan	vangojen vangain^rare
partitive		vangaa	vangoja
inessive		vangassa	vangoissa
elative		vangasta	vangoista
illative		vangaan	vangoihin
adessive		vangalla	vangoilla
ablative		vangalta	vangoilta
allative		vangalle	vangoille
essive		vangana	vangoina
translative		vangaksi	vangoiksi
abessive		vangatta	vangoitta
instructive		—	vangoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vanga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vangani	vangani
accusative	nom.	vangani	vangani
accusative	gen.	vangani	vangani
genitive		vangani	vangojeni vangaini^rare
partitive		vangaani	vangojani
inessive		vangassani	vangoissani
elative		vangastani	vangoistani
illative		vangaani	vangoihini
adessive		vangallani	vangoillani
ablative		vangaltani	vangoiltani
allative		vangalleni	vangoilleni
essive		vanganani	vangoinani
translative		vangakseni	vangoikseni
abessive		vangattani	vangoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	vangoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vangasi	vangasi
accusative	nom.	vangasi	vangasi
accusative	gen.	vangasi	vangasi
genitive		vangasi	vangojesi vangaisi^rare
partitive		vangaasi	vangojasi
inessive		vangassasi	vangoissasi
elative		vangastasi	vangoistasi
illative		vangaasi	vangoihisi
adessive		vangallasi	vangoillasi
ablative		vangaltasi	vangoiltasi
allative		vangallesi	vangoillesi
essive		vanganasi	vangoinasi
translative		vangaksesi	vangoiksesi
abessive		vangattasi	vangoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	vangoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vangamme	vangamme
accusative	nom.	vangamme	vangamme
accusative	gen.	vangamme	vangamme
genitive		vangamme	vangojemme vangaimme^rare
partitive		vangaamme	vangojamme
inessive		vangassamme	vangoissamme
elative		vangastamme	vangoistamme
illative		vangaamme	vangoihimme
adessive		vangallamme	vangoillamme
ablative		vangaltamme	vangoiltamme
allative		vangallemme	vangoillemme
essive		vanganamme	vangoinamme
translative		vangaksemme	vangoiksemme
abessive		vangattamme	vangoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	vangoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vanganne	vanganne
accusative	nom.	vanganne	vanganne
accusative	gen.	vanganne	vanganne
genitive		vanganne	vangojenne vangainne^rare
partitive		vangaanne	vangojanne
inessive		vangassanne	vangoissanne
elative		vangastanne	vangoistanne
illative		vangaanne	vangoihinne
adessive		vangallanne	vangoillanne
ablative		vangaltanne	vangoiltanne
allative		vangallenne	vangoillenne
essive		vangananne	vangoinanne
translative		vangaksenne	vangoiksenne
abessive		vangattanne	vangoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	vangoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vangansa	vangansa
accusative	nom.	vangansa	vangansa
accusative	gen.	vangansa	vangansa
genitive		vangansa	vangojensa vangainsa^rare
partitive		vangaansa	vangojaan vangojansa
inessive		vangassaan vangassansa	vangoissaan vangoissansa
elative		vangastaan vangastansa	vangoistaan vangoistansa
illative		vangaansa	vangoihinsa
adessive		vangallaan vangallansa	vangoillaan vangoillansa
ablative		vangaltaan vangaltansa	vangoiltaan vangoiltansa
allative		vangalleen vangallensa	vangoilleen vangoillensa
essive		vanganaan vanganansa	vangoinaan vangoinansa
translative		vangakseen vangaksensa	vangoikseen vangoiksensa
abessive		vangattaan vangattansa	vangoittaan vangoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	vangoineen vangoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vanga

inflection of vangi:
1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular
2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/
Rhymes: -anɡa
Hyphenation: vàn‧ga

Etymology 1

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Noun

vanga f (plural vanghe)

shovel

Related terms

vangare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vanga

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

Latin

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wagnisan (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *wogʷʰni- (“coulter”); compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯an.ɡa/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvan.ɡa/,

Noun

vanga f (genitive vangae); first declension

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

Descendants

Catalan: fanga
Italian: vanga

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.