valde
Estonian
Noun
valde
Latin
Etymology
Syncopic form of validē.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwaɫ.deː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈval̪.d̪e]
Adverb
valdē (comparative valdius, superlative valdissimē)
- very, very much, exceedingly
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 2:22:
- Hēlī autem erat senex valdē et audīvit omnia quae faciēbant fīliī suī ūniversō Isrāhēlī
- Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;
- strongly, vigorously, intensely
Usage notes
Used as an intensifier before adjectives or verbs.
References
- “valde”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “valde”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- valde in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Latvian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑlde/, [ˈvɑ̟ɫd̪ɛ]
Noun
valde f (5th declension)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | valde | valdes |
genitive | valdes | valžu |
dative | valdei | valdēm |
accusative | valdi | valdes |
instrumental | valdi | valdēm |
locative | valdē | valdēs |
vocative | valde | valdes |
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
valde
- inflection of velja:
- past
- definite singular past participle
- plural past participle
Swedish
Adjective
valde
- definite natural masculine singular of vald
Verb
valde
- past indicative of välja