vae

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See also: VAE, -vae, va'e, and -vä

English

Noun

vae (plural vaes)

  1. Alternative form of voe (sea inlet)

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Cognate with Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).

Pronunciation

Interjection

vae

  1. 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

  • Old French:
  • Romanian: vai
  • Sicilian: vai

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

vae

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

vae

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Portuguese

Verb

vae

  1. Obsolete spelling 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

  1. (anatomy) leg, foot (of human or animal)
  2. foot (projection on equipment)
  3. hand (pointer of an analogue clock)

Further reading

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wahe.

Verb

vae

  1. choose

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *waqe. Cognates include Hawaiian wae and Samoan vae.

Noun

vae

  1. leg, foot
  2. footing, base

Verb

vae

  1. (intransitive) to walk, go
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *wahe. Cognates include Maori wae and Samoan vae.

Verb

vae

  1. (transitive) to divide

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 416