"va" meaning in Catalan

See va in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈba] [Central], [ˈva] [Balearic, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-va.wav Forms: vana [feminine], vans [masculine, plural], vanes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Old Catalan va, inherited from Latin vānus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ca|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|roa-oca|va|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Catalan va, {{inh+|ca|roa-oca|va}} Inherited from Old Catalan va, {{inh|ca|la|vānus}} Latin vānus Head templates: {{ca-adj|#na}} va (feminine vana, masculine plural vans, feminine plural vanes)
  1. vain (having no real substance)
    Sense id: en-va-ca-adj-r7IyIkHx
  2. vain (effecting no real purpose)
    Sense id: en-va-ca-adj-XZi7Ks0Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avanar-se, en va, envanir, vanament Related terms: vanitat
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ˈba] [Central], [ˈva] [Balearic, Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-va.wav
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Latin vādit, third person singular present active indicative of vādō. Notice the hypothetically expected "*ana", (from ambulāt; see ambulo where most other forms of anar come from) does not exist. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|vādit|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin vādit, {{inh+|ca|la|vādit}} Inherited from Latin vādit Head templates: {{head|ca|verb form}} va
  1. third-person singular present indicative of anar Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: anar
    Sense id: en-va-ca-verb-Kb7Ivk8w Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 48 45
  2. (auxiliary, with infinitive) third-person singular present indicative of anar used to form periphrastic past Tags: auxiliary, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person, with-infinitive Form of: anar used to form periphrastic past
    Sense id: en-va-ca-verb-gBVgtY85 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 48 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "avanar-se"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "en va"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "envanir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vanament"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "I",
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        "id": "",
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        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Catalan va",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "roa-oca",
        "3": "va"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Catalan va",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "vānus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vānus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Catalan va, inherited from Latin vānus.",
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    {
      "form": "vana",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vans",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vanes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "vain (effecting no real purpose)"
      ],
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        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈva]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "va"
}

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    {
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        "1": "Inherited"
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        "ts": ""
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    },
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      },
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        "2": "verb form"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "_dis": "4 4 48 45",
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          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        }
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        "third-person singular present indicative of anar"
      ],
      "id": "en-va-ca-verb-Kb7Ivk8w",
      "links": [
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          "anar",
          "anar#Catalan"
        ]
      ],
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "4 4 48 45",
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      ],
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              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(He/She) sang a song.",
          "text": "Va cantar una cançó.",
          "translation": "(He/She) sang a song.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        }
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        "third-person singular present indicative of anar used to form periphrastic past"
      ],
      "id": "en-va-ca-verb-gBVgtY85",
      "links": [
        [
          "anar",
          "anar#Catalan"
        ],
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          "periphrastic",
          "periphrastic"
        ]
      ],
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        "(auxiliary, with infinitive) third-person singular present indicative of anar used to form periphrastic past"
      ],
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        "auxiliary",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person",
        "with-infinitive"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈva]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "va"
}
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    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan non-lemma forms",
    "Catalan terms derived from Latin",
    "Catalan terms derived from Old Catalan",
    "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Latin",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Old Catalan",
    "Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Catalan verb forms",
    "Pages with 41 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/a",
    "Rhymes:Catalan/a/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "word": "avanar-se"
    },
    {
      "word": "en va"
    },
    {
      "word": "envanir"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanament"
    }
  ],
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      ]
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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    }
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      ],
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        [
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          "vain"
        ]
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    },
    {
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        "vain (effecting no real purpose)"
      ],
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        [
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          "vain"
        ]
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    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Central"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈva]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "va"
}

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      ],
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        "third-person singular present indicative of anar"
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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          ],
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        }
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        "third-person singular present indicative of anar used to form periphrastic past"
      ],
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        [
          "anar",
          "anar#Catalan"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈva]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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