vae
English edit
Noun edit
vae (plural vaes)
- Alternative form of voe (“sea inlet”)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Cognate with Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
vae
- woe, alas
- Vae victīs! ― Woe to the conquered!
- Vae, putō deus fīō. ― Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god.
Usage notes edit
Takes the dative, rarely the accusative.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun edit
vae
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
vae
Pukapukan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe, from Proto-Oceanic *waqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waqay, from Proto-Austronesian *waqay, doublet of *qaqay.
Noun edit
vae
- (anatomy) leg, foot (of human or animal)
- foot (projection on equipment)
- hand (pointer of an analogue clock)
Further reading edit
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe.
Verb edit
vae
Tokelauan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe. Cognates include Hawaiian wae and Samoan vae.
Noun edit
vae
Verb edit
vae
- (intransitive) to walk, go
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe. Cognates include Maori wae and Samoan vae.
Verb edit
vae
- (transitive) to divide
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 416