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=== Pronunciation ===
=== Pronunciation ===
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=== Adverb ===
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=== Preposition ===
=== Preposition ===

Revision as of 17:19, 26 August 2024

Radestrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Grammaticalisation of vámta, the connegative of vámt (“to want”), likely via the phrasing “although [the subject] does/did not want this”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ˈvaːnta/
  • Rhyme: -aːnta
  • Syllabification: ván–ta

Adverb

vánta (uncomparable)

  1. (colloquial) by accident

Preposition

vánta [with nominative]

  1. despite, in spite of
  2. by accident [with repetition of the subject]
    Vánta ú vast dișei.
    I did it by accident.