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
  2. unbelieving, infidel (not accepting a particular faith; without religious faith)
  3. (as a noun) infidel, nonbeliever, unbeliever
Synonyms
  • (incredulous): mistroisk
  • (not accepting a particular faith): hedensk

Further reading

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