"vadan" meaning in All languages combined

See vadan on Wiktionary

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /ˈva.dan/
Rhymes: -adan Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} vadan
  1. apocopic form of vadano Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic Alternative form of: vadano
    Sense id: en-vadan-it-verb-FdsHKfqn Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 1 2

Pronoun [Swedish]

Forms: hvadan [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish hvaþan, from Old Norse hvaðan. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|hvaþan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish hvaþan, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|hvaþan}} Inherited from Old Swedish hvaþan, {{der|sv|non|hvaðan}} Old Norse hvaðan Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} vadan, {{sv-adv|-}} vadan (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) whence, wherefrom, from where Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: varifrån
    Sense id: en-vadan-sv-pron-eISmtdMe Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (archaic or humorous) synonym of varför (“why”) Tags: archaic, humorous, not-comparable Synonyms: varför [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-vadan-sv-pron-vnL9sNVf Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Alternative forms

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