en vante
Meaning
glove
In Swedish: (stickat) plagg för handen
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vante |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vanten |
| Plural, indefinite | vantar |
| Plural, definite | vantarna |
vante is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vante, den stora vanten. Check another noun
Practise vante
1 / 2Is it en vante or ett vante?
Words built with vante
- tumvante mitten
- fingervante glove
Questions
What does vante mean in English?
vante means “glove”.
Is it en vante or ett vante?
It is en vante, and “the glove” is vanten.
What is the plural of vante?
The plural of vante is vantar, and the definite plural is vantarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish wante, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”).
Nearby common words
vante is number 8,046 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,042klump lump
- 8,043lärdom learning
- 8,044påverkan influence
- 8,045vanilj vanilla
- 8,047överflödig superfluous
- 8,048apelsinjuice orange juice
- 8,050jämlike equal (person who, in status, skills or similar, is equal to another)
- 8,051hjältinna heroine, hero (female)
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