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Vale
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Vale
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Vale
vale
vale
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: vāl, IPA(key): /veɪl/
- Rhymes: -eɪl
- Homophone: veil
Noun
vale (plural vales)
- (chiefly poetic) A valley.
- (Can we date this quote?) Harte
- In those fair vales, by nature formed to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease
- a. 1854, James Montgomery, Hymn 214, The Issues of Life and Death,
- Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,
- 19th c, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art,
- "Make me a cottage in the vale," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.
- (Can we date this quote?) Harte
Synonyms
- (valley): dale
- See also Wikisaurus:valley
Antonyms
- (valley): hill
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: väʹlā, IPA(key): /ˈvɑːleɪ/
Interjection
vale
- (usually seen in obituaries) Farewell.
- Vale, Sarah Smith
Related terms
Anagrams
Estonian
Adjective
vale (genitive vale, partitive valet)
Noun
vale (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Fijian
Etymology
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
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑleˣ/
- Rhymes: -ɑle
- Hyphenation: va‧le
Noun
vale
- (colloquial) A lie; an untruth; a fabrication.
- As modifier in compound terms (vale-), false, virtual, pseudo-, fake
Declension
Inflection of vale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vale | valeet | |
genitive | valeen | valeiden valeitten |
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partitive | valetta | valeita | |
illative | valeeseen | valeisiin valeihin |
|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vale | valeet | |
accusative | nom. | vale | valeet |
gen. | valeen | ||
genitive | valeen | valeiden valeitten |
|
partitive | valetta | valeita | |
inessive | valeessa | valeissa | |
elative | valeesta | valeista | |
illative | valeeseen | valeisiin valeihin |
|
adessive | valeella | valeilla | |
ablative | valeelta | valeilta | |
allative | valeelle | valeille | |
essive | valeena | valeina | |
translative | valeeksi | valeiksi | |
instructive | — | valein | |
abessive | valeetta | valeitta | |
comitative | — | valeineen |
Synonyms
- (untruth): valhe, epätotuus
Derived terms
Related terms
Galician
Verb
vale
Latin
Etymology
From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwa.leː/, [ˈwa.ɫeː]
Interjection
valē!
- Goodbye, farewell.
- Catullus, Catullus 101
- ave atque vale
- Hail and farewell
- ave atque vale
- Catullus, Catullus 101
Usage notes
- This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valēte is used.
Verb
valē
- second-person singular present active imperative of valeō
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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vale”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas
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(ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈva.le/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈva.lɨ/
- Hyphenation: va‧le
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese vale, val, from Latin vallis, vallem (“valley”).
Noun
vale m (plural vales)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From the verb valer (“to be worth”).
Noun
vale m (plural vales)
Synonyms
Verb
vale
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of valer
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of valer
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin vallis, vallem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvale]
Noun
vale f (plural văi)
Declension
Related terms
Spanish
Noun
vale m (plural vales)
Derived terms
valefacer (“to make an IOU”)
Verb
vale
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of valer.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of valer.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of valer.
Interjection
vale
Usage notes
In Mexico, the complete expression "sale y vale" is also used to mean "OK".