vae
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vae"
Translingual
Symbol
vae
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Vale terms
English
Noun
vae (plural vaes)
- Alternative form of voe (“sea inlet”).
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Cognate with Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː]
Interjection
vae
- woe, alas
- Vae victīs! ― Woe to the conquered!
- Vae, putō deus fīō. ― Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god.
Usage notes
Takes the dative, rarely the accusative.
Descendants
References
- “vae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "vae", 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)
- vae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Palu'e
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
vae
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
Portuguese
Verb
vae
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of vai.
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe, from Proto-Oceanic *waqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waqay, from Proto-Austronesian *waqay, doublet of *qaqay.
Noun
vae
- (anatomy) leg, foot (of human or animal)
- foot (projection on equipment)
- hand (pointer of an analogue clock)
Further reading
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe.
Verb
vae
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈva.e]
- Hyphenation: va‧e
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe. Cognates include Hawaiian wae and Samoan vae.
Noun
vae
Verb
vae
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe. Cognates include Maori wae and Samoan vae.
Verb
vae
- (transitive) to divide
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 416