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

• (disbelief): mistro
• (unbelief): hedenskab

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)

   Imamen sagde til børnene, at de ikke skulle lege med de vantro.

   The imam told the children not to play with the infidels.

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