vantro
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vantroː/, [ˈvanˌtˢʁ̥oːˀ]
Etymology 1
From van- (“mis-, un-”) + tro (“belief”), from Old Norse vantrú. Cognates with Icelandic vantrú (“disbelief; lack of confidence”).
Synonyms
- (disbelief): mistro
- (unbelief): hedenskab
Adjective
vantro (neuter vantro, plural and definite singular attributive vantro)
- incredulous, unbelieving
- Efter hans ultraseje stunt stirrede de vantro på ham.
- After his totally sick stunt, they stared at him incredulously.
- Efter hans ultraseje stunt stirrede de vantro på ham.
- (also nominally) unbelieving, infidel (not accepting a particular faith; without religious faith)
- Imamen sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.
- The imam told the children not to play with the infidels.
- Imamen sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.
Synonyms
- (incredulous): mistroisk
- (not accepting a particular faith): hedensk
Further reading
vantro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da - “vantro” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “vantro,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
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