LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vanga

vanga f (genitive vangae)
Classical[ˈwaŋ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaŋ.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. femininea spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevangavangae
genitivevangaevangārum
dativevangaevangīs
accusativevangamvangās
ablativevangāvangīs
vocativevangavangae

vanga, ae, f.,
I. a kind of mattock, or, acc. to others, a spade with a cross-bar to put the foot upon (late Lat.), Pall. 1, 43, 3.

Origins

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wagnisan (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *wogʷʰni- (“coulter”); compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

Descendants
  • Catalanfanga
  • Italianvanga

Quick answers

What does vanga mean in Latin?
vanga, a noun, means “a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot”.
What is the genitive of vanga?
The genitive singular is vangae. vanga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vanga?
In classical Latin, [ˈwaŋ.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaŋ.ɡa].