Want

See also: want, Wänt, wa'n't, and wan't

English

Proper noun

Want

  1. A personification of want.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch want, gewant, from Old Dutch *giwant, from Proto-Germanic *gawandą, from the root of winden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Want f (genitive Want, plural Wanten) or
Want n (mixed, genitive Wants, plural Wanten)

  1. (nautical) shroud

Declension
Declension of Want [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Want die Wanten
genitive einer der Want der Wanten
dative einer der Want den Wanten
accusative eine die Want die Wanten
Declension of Want [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Want die Wanten
genitive eines des Wants der Wanten
dative einem dem Want den Wanten
accusative ein das Want die Wanten

Derived terms
  • Hofwant
  • Oberwant
  • Unterwant

Further reading
  • “Want” in Duden online
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