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See also: Vals, vāls, and vals'

English

Noun

vals

  1. plural of val

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch vals.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vals (attributive valse, comparative valser, superlative valsste)

  1. counterfeit, imitation, fake

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Walzer.

Noun

vals m (plural valsos)

  1. waltz
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

vals

  1. second-person singular present indicative of valer
  2. second-person singular present indicative of valdre

Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

French valse.

Noun

vals

  1. waltz

Declension

Declension of vals
singular plural
nominative vals valslar
genitive valsnıñ valslarnıñ
dative valsqa valslarğa
accusative valsnı valslarnı
locative valsta valslarda
ablative valstan valslardan

References

Danish

Etymology

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vals c (singular definite valsen, plural indefinite valse)

  1. waltz

Declension

Declension of vals
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vals valsen valse valsene
genitive vals' valsens valses valsenes

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch valsch, from Old French fals, from Latin falsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑls/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vals
  • Rhymes: -ɑls

Adjective

vals (comparative valser, superlative meest vals or valst)

  1. fake, false
    Synonym: nep
    Antonym: echt
  2. (music) off-key, out of tune
    Antonym: zuiver
  3. vicious
    • 1619, Hendrick Slatius, Ioannes Calvinus, vreedt, bitter, vals. Dat is: Corte ende cleare verbeldinghe van den aert oft gheest Ioannis Calvini ... Eerst gheteeckent door eenen liefhebber der Nederlantsche , etc:
  4. (dated) incorrect, untrue

Inflection

Inflection of vals
uninflected vals
inflected valse
comparative valser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vals valser het valst
het valste
indefinite m./f. sing. valse valsere valste
n. sing. vals valser valste
plural valse valsere valste
definite valse valsere valste
partitive vals valsers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vals
  • Negerhollands: valsch, vals
  • → Indonesian: fals (“off-key, out of tune”)

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

vals m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valsar)

  1. waltz

Declension

declension of vals
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vals valsinn valsar valsarnir
accusative vals valsinn valsa valsana
dative valsi valsinum völsum völsunum
genitive vals valsins valsa valsanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

From German Walzer (sense 1), and Walze (sense 2).

Noun

vals m (definite singular valsen, indefinite plural valser, definite plural valsene)

  1. (dance) a waltz
  2. (on a machine) a roller, also a road roller
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

vals

  1. imperative of valse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From German Walzer (sense 1), Walze (sense 2).

Noun

vals m (definite singular valsen, indefinite plural valsar, definite plural valsane)

  1. (dance) a waltz
  2. (on a machine) a roller, also a road roller

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

Occitan

Noun

vals

  1. plural of val

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Noun

vals m (plural vals)

  1. waltz

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer.

Noun

vals n (plural valsuri)

  1. (music) waltz

Declension

Declension of vals
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) vals valsul (niște) valsuri valsurile
genitive/dative (unui) vals valsului (unor) valsuri valsurilor
vocative valsule valsurilor

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbals/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -als
  • Syllabification: vals

Noun

vals m (uncountable)

  1. waltz

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

vals c

  1. waltz, a dance
  2. lie, untruth
    att dra en vals
    to lie
  3. roller; a rotating cylindrical device, usually part of a machine, where it may apply or reduce pressure.
Declension
Declension of vals 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vals valsen valser valserna
Genitive vals valsens valsers valsernas
Declension of vals 3
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vals valsen valsar valsarna
Genitive vals valsens valsars valsarnas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

  1. indefinite genitive singular of val

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

  1. indefinite genitive singular of val
  2. indefinite genitive plural of val

Anagrams

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