vatta

See also: vátta and vattā

Icelandic

Noun

vatta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vatt

Old Norse

Noun

vatta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫttr

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From vattati (to happen), its ancestor Sanskrit वर्तति (vartati) or even Proto-Indo-Aryan *vartati. The noun is inherited from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta), which was formerly the past participle. The underlying sense of the noun is 'that which goes on'.

Noun

vatta n

  1. duty
  2. service
  3. function
  4. religious observance, vow
Declension

Verb

vatta

  1. second-person singular imperative active of vattati (to happen)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit वक्त्र (vaktra).

Noun

vatta n

  1. mouth
Declension

Noun

vatta

  1. vocative singular of vatta (sayer)

Etymology 4

Possibly an alternative form of vyatta (evident)

Adjective

vatta

  1. opened wide
Declension

References

Pali Text Society (1921-1925), vatta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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