vão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vao"

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈβã.u/

Adjective

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

1. useless, ineffective

Derived terms

• en vão

Descendants

• Galician: van
• Portuguese: vão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: vão

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

• vão livre
• vão teórico
• vão total

Related terms

• desvanecer
• devanear
• em vão
• esvaecer
• esvair
• esvanecer
• vaidade
• vãmente
• vanglória
• vangloriar
• vanglorioso
• vaniloquência
• vaniloquente
• vanilóquio
• vaníloquo

 

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

• “vão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “vão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “vão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024