vano
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Spanish abano.
==== Noun ====
vano m (plural vanos)
(Central, Northern, northwestern) hand fan
Synonym: ventall
(castells) a set of pilars built simultaneously, for example at the end of an actuació
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
vano
only used in em vano, first-person singular present indicative of vanar-se
=== Further reading ===
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vano”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
“vano”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“vano”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈvano]
=== Noun ===
vano f
vocative singular of vana
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈva.no/
Rhymes: -ano
Hyphenation: và‧no
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Latin vānus.
==== Adjective ====
vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vani, feminine plural vane, superlative vanissimo)
vain, useless, idle
quaint
===== Alternative forms =====
van (poetic and apocopic)
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
==== Noun ====
vano m (plural vani)
space, opening, compartment, bay
room
Synonym: stanza
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
vano
first-person singular present indicative of vanare
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
nova
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwaː.noː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvaː.no]
=== Adjective ===
vānō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of vānus
=== 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.
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin vānus. Cognate with Galician van and Portuguese vão.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbano/ [ˈba.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: va‧no
=== Adjective ===
vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vanos, feminine plural vanas)
vain (overly proud of oneself)
vain (having no real substance)
vain (pointless, futile)
=== Noun ===
vano m (plural vanos)
span (of a bridge, door)
vano de la puerta ― doorway
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“vano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025