valor

English

Alternative forms

• valour

Etymology

Anglo-Norman and Old French valor, valur, valour, from Latin valor. Compare Spanish valor and valer.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈvælɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"v{l@`/

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• Rhymes: -ælə(ɹ)

Noun

valor (usually uncountable; plural valors)

1. Value; worth.
2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.

Related terms

• valiant

Translations

value, worth — see value

strength of mind in regard to danger — see valour

Anagrams

• volar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

valor m (plural valors)

1. value; worth
   • El mes de febrer de 1888, doncs, Eduard Toda ja ha reunit un fons bibliogràfic de valor considerable.

     February 1888, therefore, Eduard Toda set up a bibliographic database of considerable value

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Latin

Etymology

From valeō (“I am strong”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwa.lor/

Noun

valor (genitive valōris); m, third declension

1. value

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	valor	valōrēs
genitive	valōris	valōrum
dative	valōrī	valōribus
accusative	valōrem	valōrēs
ablative	valōre	valōribus
vocative	valor	valōrēs

Descendants

• Catalan: valor
• English: valor
• French: valeur
• Spanish: valor

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Old French

Noun

valor m (oblique plural valors, nominative singular valors, nominative plural valor)

1. Alternative form of valur.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [bäˈlo̞ɾ]

Noun

valor m (plural valores)

1. A value (numerical)
2. worth
3. courage

Derived terms

• autovalor
• eigenvalor
• valor característico
• valor nominal
• valor preestablecido
• valor propio