vánta

Radestrian

Alternative forms

• vámta (obsolete spelling)

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

   Vánta vast dișei.

   I did it 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.

Related terms

• vántovar