vão

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Galician

Noun

vão m (plural vãos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of van

Adjective

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

  1. reintegrationist spelling of van

Verb

vão

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

Further reading

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

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vānum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. useless, ineffective

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Galician: van
  • Portuguese: vão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

vão (feminine vã, 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

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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

vão

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

Further reading

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