vale in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
vale in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
vale
inflection of vaal:
masculine/feminine singular attributive
definite neuter singular attributive
plural attributive
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*valëh. Cognate to Finnishvalhe and Voticvalõ. Possibly a derivation from valama, where the word originally might have meant "sausage poured into an intestine", which was then used idiomatically with the meaning of "lie".
From Proto-Central Pacific *vale, from Proto-Oceanic*pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balay, from Proto-Austronesian*balay.
Noun
vale
house
building
Finnish
Alternative forms
valhe
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*valëh. Possibly from valaa(“to cast”) through val + -e or rather the equivalent in Proto-Finnic. Cognate to Estonianvale.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈʋɑleˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑle
Syllabification(key): va‧le
Noun
vale
(colloquial or dialectal)Alternative form of valhe(“lie; untruth; fabrication”)
Usage notes
Commonly used in compounds: see vale-.
Declension
Synonyms
(untruth):palturi, soopa, valhe, epätotuus
Derived terms
Related terms
valheellinen
Further reading
“vale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams
alve
Galician
Verb
vale
inflection of valer:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
inflection of valar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From Frenchavaler(“to swallow”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /vale/
Noun
vale
to swallow
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*valëh. Cognates include Finnishvale and Estonianvale.
This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valēte is used.
Descendants
→ English: vale
Verb
valē
second-person singular present active imperative of valeō
Synonyms
ad Deum
References
“vale”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“vale”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
vale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
vale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Frenchval, from Latinvallis. Compare valey.
Alternative forms
vaile, vayle, wale
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈvaːl(ə)/
Noun
vale (pluralvales)
valley (depression between hills)
battlefield (place of battle)
(figuratively) (A place of) hardship.
(rare) An indentation or depression.
Derived terms
valen
avalen
Descendants
English: vale
Scots: vale
References
“vāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
vale
Alternative form of valen
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: (Brazil)-ali, (Portugal)-alɨ, (Portugal, with apocope)-al
From Old Galician-Portuguesevale, val, from Latinvallis(“valley”).
Alternative forms
val
Noun
valem (pluralvales)
valley
Related terms
Etymology 2
Deverbal from valer(“to be worth”).
Noun
valem (pluralvales)
voucher, coupon
Synonyms:(Brazil)cupom, (Portugal)cupão
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vale
inflection of valer:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latinvallis, vallem. Compare Aromanianvali / vale.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈvale]
Noun
valef (pluralvăi)
valley
Declension
Related terms
vâlcea
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbale/[ˈba.le]
Rhymes: -ale
Syllabification: va‧le
Etymology 1
A nominalisation of vale, third person singular active indicative of valer(“to be worth”).
Noun
valem (pluralvales)
a voucher; an IOU
vale de comida ― meal ticket
Etymology 2
See valer.
Interjection
vale
(Spain) okay
Synonyms:dale, sale, okey
Usage notes
In Mexico, the complete expression sale y vale is also used to mean "OK".
Verb
vale
inflection of valer:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latinvalē(“be well, goodbye”).
Interjection
vale
goodbye, be well
Further reading
“vale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
vale?
Fix sea mark on land (Historical use in West Sweden)
See also
tvi vale
Anagrams
elva, lave, leva, vela
Yola
Verb
vale
Alternative form of vall
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74