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).

Noun

vantro c (singular definite vantroen, not used in plural form)

  1. disbelief
  2. unbelief
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From van- (mis-, un-) +‎ tro (belief), from Old Norse vantrúr.

Adjective

vantro (neuter vantro, plural and definite singular attributive vantro)

  1. incredulous, unbelieving
    Efter hans ultraseje stunt stirrede de vantro på ham.
    After his totally sick stunt, they stared at him incredulously.
  2. (also nominalized) unbelieving, infidel (not accepting a particular faith; without religious faith)
    Præsten sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.
    The priest told the children not to play with the infidels.
Synonyms
  • (incredulous): mistroisk
  • (not accepting a particular faith): hedensk

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