valete
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈle.te/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Hyphenation: va‧lé‧te
Verb
valete
- inflection of valere:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [waˈɫeː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [vaˈlɛː.t̪e]
Interjection
valēte
Usage notes
- This is the plural form. When addressing an individual, valē is used.
Verb
valēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of valeō
References
- "valete", 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)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French valet (“jack”),[1][2] from Vulgar Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /baˈlɛ.tɨ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: va‧le‧te
Noun
valete m (plural valetes)
Derived terms
- valete de copas
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
oito | nove | dez | valete | dama, rainha | rei | jóquer, curinga |
References
- ^ “valete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “valete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Verb
valete