valde

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See also: Valde and välde

Estonian

Noun

valde

  1. partitive plural of vald

Latin

Etymology

Syncopic form of validē.

Pronunciation

Adverb

valdē (comparative valdius, superlative valdissimē)

  1. 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;
  2. 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

Noun

valde f (5th declension)

  1. board (of administration)
  2. board (of directors)
  3. authority
  4. committee

Declension

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Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

valde

  1. inflection of velja:
    1. past
    2. definite singular past participle
    3. plural past participle

Swedish

Adjective

valde

  1. definite natural masculine singular of vald

Verb

valde

  1. past indicative of välja

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