vale

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vale"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles.

Pronunciation

• enPR: vāl, IPA^(key): /veɪl/, [veɪɫ]

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪl
• Homophones: veil, vail, Vail

Noun

vale (plural vales)

1. (chiefly poetic) A valley.

   Synonyms: dale; see also Thesaurus:valley

   Antonym: hill

   • 1767, Walter Harte, “The Vision of Death”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume 16, published 1810, page 370:

     In those fair vales, by nature form'd to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease,

   • 1832, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art:

     "Make me a cottage in the vale," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.

   • a. 1854, James Montgomery, “Hymn 214”, in The Issues of Life and Death:

     Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,

   • 1910, Arthur L. Salmon, Dorset (page 6)

     The short sweet turfage of the hills renders "Portland mutton" almost as famous as Welsh, while the luxuriance of the vales lends itself to the breeding of fine cattle.

Derived terms

• Aigburth Vale
• Arnos Vale
• Ashton Vale
• Ash Vale
• Aylesbury Vale
• Barkestone-le-Vale
• Birch Vale
• Blackmore Vale
• Castle Vale
• Clara Vale
• Cliffe Vale
• Ebbw Vale
• Furness Vale
• Maida Vale
• Merthyr Vale
• Miltonvale
• Moss Vale
• Ogmore Vale
• Stanford in the Vale
• Staunton in the Vale
• St John's in the Vale
• Streatham Vale
• Trent Vale
• Vale of Clwyd
• Vale of Evesham
• Vale of Glamorgan
• Vale of Grwyney
• Vale of Health
• Vale of Neath
• Vale of Pewsey
• vale of tears
• Vale of Tempe
• Vale of White Horse
• Vale of York
• West Vale

Related terms

• valley

Translations

valley — see valley

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: väʹlā, IPA^(key): /ˈvɑːleɪ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Interjection

vale

1. (usually seen in obituaries) Farewell.

   Vale, Sarah Smith

Related terms

• valediction
• valiant

Anagrams

• Leva, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, veal, vela

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvale]

Noun

vale f (definite articulation valea)

1. alternative form of vali

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin valeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvalɛ]
• Rhymes: -alɛ

Interjection

vale

1. (archaic, informal) farewell, good bye

   Synonyms: sbohem, see also ahoj

Related terms

Related terms

• ambivalence
• ambivalentní
• bivalentní
• devalvace
• devalvovat
• ekvivalence
• ekvivalent
• ekvivalentní
• evaluace
• evaluovat
• invalida
• invalidita
• invalidní
• kovalence
• kovalentní
• prevalence
• prevalentní
• revalorizace
• revalorizovat
• revalvace
• revalvovat
• valedikce
• valence
• valentní
• validace
• validita
• validní
• validovat
• valorizace
• valorizovat
• valuace
• valut

Further reading

• “vale”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vale”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

vale

1. inflection of vaal:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognate to Finnish valhe and Votic valõ. 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".

Adjective

vale (genitive vale, partitive valet, comparative valem, superlative kõige valem)

1. false

Noun

vale (genitive vale, partitive valet)

1. lie

Declension

Declension of vale (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vale	valed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	vale
genitive			valede
partitive		valet	valesid
illative		valle valesse	valedesse
inessive		vales	valedes
elative		valest	valedest
allative		valele	valedele
adessive		valel	valedel
ablative		valelt	valedelt
translative		valeks	valedeks
terminative		valeni	valedeni
essive		valena	valedena
abessive		valeta	valedeta
comitative		valega	valedega

Fijian

Etymology

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

1. house
2. building

Finnish

Alternative forms

• valhe

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognate to Estonian vale. Perhaps equivalent to vala +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑleˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑle
• Syllabification^(key): va‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧le

Noun

vale

1. (colloquial or dialectal) alternative form of valhe (“lie; untruth; fabrication”)

Usage notes

Commonly used in compounds: see vale-.

Declension

Inflection of vale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		vale	valeet
genitive		valeen	valeiden valeitten
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
abessive		valeetta	valeitta
instructive		—	valein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valeeni valeeni accusative nom. valeeni valeeni gen. valeeni genitive valeeni valeideni valeitteni partitive valettani valeitani inessive valeessani valeissani elative valeestani valeistani illative valeeseeni valeisiini valeihini adessive valeellani valeillani ablative valeeltani valeiltani allative valeelleni valeilleni essive valeenani valeinani translative valeekseni valeikseni abessive valeettani valeittani instructive — — comitative — valeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valeesi valeesi accusative nom. valeesi valeesi gen. valeesi genitive valeesi valeidesi valeittesi partitive valettasi valeitasi inessive valeessasi valeissasi elative valeestasi valeistasi illative valeeseesi valeisiisi valeihisi adessive valeellasi valeillasi ablative valeeltasi valeiltasi allative valeellesi valeillesi essive valeenasi valeinasi translative valeeksesi valeiksesi abessive valeettasi valeittasi instructive — — comitative — valeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valeemme valeemme accusative nom. valeemme valeemme gen. valeemme genitive valeemme valeidemme valeittemme partitive valettamme valeitamme inessive valeessamme valeissamme elative valeestamme valeistamme illative valeeseemme valeisiimme valeihimme adessive valeellamme valeillamme ablative valeeltamme valeiltamme allative valeellemme valeillemme essive valeenamme valeinamme translative valeeksemme valeiksemme abessive valeettamme valeittamme instructive — — comitative — valeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valeenne valeenne accusative nom. valeenne valeenne gen. valeenne genitive valeenne valeidenne valeittenne partitive valettanne valeitanne inessive valeessanne valeissanne elative valeestanne valeistanne illative valeeseenne valeisiinne valeihinne adessive valeellanne valeillanne ablative valeeltanne valeiltanne allative valeellenne valeillenne essive valeenanne valeinanne translative valeeksenne valeiksenne abessive valeettanne valeittanne instructive — — comitative — valeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative valeensa valeensa accusative nom. valeensa valeensa gen. valeensa genitive valeensa valeidensa valeittensa partitive valettaan valettansa valeitaan valeitansa inessive valeessaan valeessansa valeissaan valeissansa elative valeestaan valeestansa valeistaan valeistansa illative valeeseensa valeisiinsa valeihinsa adessive valeellaan valeellansa valeillaan valeillansa ablative valeeltaan valeeltansa valeiltaan valeiltansa allative valeelleen valeellensa valeilleen valeillensa essive valeenaan valeenansa valeinaan valeinansa translative valeekseen valeeksensa valeikseen valeiksensa abessive valeettaan valeettansa valeittaan valeittansa instructive — — comitative — valeineen valeinensa

Synonyms

• (untruth): palturi, soopa, valhe, epätotuus

Derived terms

• vale-
• valehdella

compounds

• emävale
• kalavale
• valeakaasia
• valeavioliitto
• valekarettikilpikonna
• valeoppi
• valepeltoetana
• valepukki
• valesota
• valesuorotta
• valevahvero
• valevesirotta

Related terms

• valheellinen

Further reading

• “vale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• alve

Galician

Verb

vale

1. inflection of valer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of valar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French avaler (“to swallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vale/

Noun

vale

1. to swallow

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognates include Finnish vale and Estonian vale.

Perhaps from vallaa (“to lie”) +‎ -e, if the verb is not a back-formation from the noun instead.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑle/, [ˈʋɑɫe̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑle/, [ˈʋɑɫe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑle
• Hyphenation: va‧le

Noun

vale

1. lie, untruth

Declension

Declension of vale (type 6/lähe, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vale	valleet
genitive	valleen	vallein
partitive	valetta	valleita
illative	valleesse	valleisse
inessive	vallees	valleis
elative	valleest	valleist
allative	valleelle	valleille
adessive	valleel	valleil
ablative	valleelt	valleilt
translative	valleeks	valleiks
essive	valleenna, valleen	valleinna, vallein
exessive1)	valleent	valleint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• valehella

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 634

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vale

1. third-person singular present indicative of valere

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin valē (“be well, goodbye”).

Interjection

vale

1. (rare, formal, humorous) goodbye, be well

Noun

vale

1. (poetic) farewell, final farewell to the dying or deceased

Anagrams

• lave, leva, vela

Latin

Etymology

From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwa.ɫeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvaː.le]

Interjection

valē

1. Goodbye, farewell.
   • a. 54 BC, Catullus, Catullus 101

     ave atque vale

     Hail and farewell

Usage notes

• This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valēte is used.

Descendants

• → English: vale
• → Italian: vale
• → Spanish: vale

Verb

valē

1. 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, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas
    

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French val, from Latin vallis. Compare valey.

Alternative forms

• vaile, vayle, wale

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːl(ə)/

Noun

vale (plural vales)

1. valley (depression between hills)
2. battlefield (place of battle)
3. (figuratively) (A place of) hardship.
4. (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

1. alternative form of valen

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈva.le/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈva.lɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈva.lɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.lɨ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ali, (Portugal) -alɨ, (Portugal, with apocope) -al
• Homophones: bale (Northern Portugal), val (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: va‧le

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vale, val, from Latin vallis (“valley”).

Alternative forms

• val

Noun

vale m (plural vales)

1. valley

Related terms

• Valongo
• Valouro
• Valpaços

Etymology 2

Deverbal from valer (“to be worth”).

Noun

vale m (plural vales)

1. voucher, coupon

   Synonyms: (Brazil) cupom, (Portugal) cupão

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vale

1. inflection of valer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Aromanian vali / vale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvale]

• Audio:

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Noun

vale f (plural văi)

1. valley

Declension

Declension of vale

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vale	valea		văi	văile
genitive-dative	văi	văii		văi	văilor
vocative	vale, valeo			văilor

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

vale m (plural vales)

1. a voucher; an IOU

   vale de comida ― meal ticket

Etymology 2

See valer.

Interjection

vale

1. (Spain) okay

   Synonyms: dale, sale, okey

Usage notes

• In Mexico, the complete expression sale y vale is also used to mean "OK".

Verb

vale

1. inflection of valer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin valē (“be well, goodbye”).

Interjection

vale

1. goodbye, be well

Further reading

• “vale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Noun

vale ?

1. Fix sea mark on land (Historical use in West Sweden)

See also

• tvi vale

Anagrams

• elva, lave, leva, vela

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French valet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.le/
• Hyphenation: va‧le

Noun

vale (definite accusative valeyi, plural valeler)

1. valet
2. (card games) jack

   Synonyms: bacak, oğlan, fanti

Declension

Declension of vale

	singular	plural
nominative	vale	valeler
definite accusative	valeyi	valeleri
dative	valeye	valelere
locative	valede	valelerde
ablative	valeden	valelerden
genitive	valenin	valelerin

See also

Playing cards in Turkish · iskambil (layout · text)
as, birli	ikili	üçlü	dörtlü	beşli	altılı	yedili
sekizli	dokuzlu	onlu	bacak, oğlan, vale, fanti	kız	papaz, rua	joker

Further reading

• “vale”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “vale”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vale”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Yola

Verb

vale

1. alternative form of vall
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

     Vale a danceen.

     Set at dancing.

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