fale

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See also: falé, falę, and fåle

Asturian

Verb

fale

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of falar

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

fale

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of falen

Galician

Verb

fale

  1. inflection of falar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Middle English

Determiner

fale

  1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Pronoun

fale

  1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Adjective

fale

  1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Adverb

fale

  1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

fale

  1. inflection of fal:
    1. definite
    2. plural
  2. (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag) Alternative form of farleg (“dangerous”)

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

fale f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fala

Portuguese

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Verb

fale

  1. inflection of falar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

fale f

  1. indefinite genitive/dative singular of fală

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, 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

fale

  1. house (abode)

Derived terms

Swedish

Adjective

fale

  1. definite natural masculine singular of fal

Anagrams

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, 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

fale

  1. house (abode)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale. Cognates include Hawaiian hale and Samoan fale.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fa‧le

Noun

fale

  1. house

Verb

fale

  1. (intransitive) to reside

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 109

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, 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.

Pronunciation

Noun

fale

  1. house (abode)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, 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

fale

  1. house (abode)
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