"fåfængt" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Danish]

IPA: [ˈfɔˀˌfɛŋˀd̥] Forms: fåfængte [attributive, definite, singular], fåfængte [attributive, plural]
Etymology: From Old Danish fofæng, a compound of få (“few”) and a cognate of the Germanic adjective *fangiz (“catchable”), literally "catching only a little". Reintroduced in the 19th century from Norwegian Nynorsk fåfengd and Swedish fåfäng. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|fofæng}} Old Danish fofæng, {{m|da|få||few}} få (“few”), {{m|gem-pro|*fangiz||catchable}} *fangiz (“catchable”), {{cog|nn|fåfengd}} Norwegian Nynorsk fåfengd, {{cog|sv|fåfäng}} Swedish fåfäng Head templates: {{head|da|adjective|||||plural and definite singular attributive|fåfængte||||{{{3}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{sup2}}}||{{{5}}}|||f1accel-form=n|s|f3accel-form=e-form|f5accel-form=comd|f7accel-form=pred|supd|f9accel-form=attr|supd|head=|head2=|sort=}} fåfængt (plural and definite singular attributive fåfængte), {{da-adj||e}} fåfængt (plural and definite singular attributive fåfængte)
  1. (archaic) futile, vain Tags: archaic Synonyms: forgæves
    Sense id: en-fåfængt-da-adj-Yzkh0NG- Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

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