See also: VAE, -vae, va'e, and -vä

English edit

Noun edit

vae (plural vaes)

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

 
vae

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

vae

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

vae

  1. Obsolete spelling of vai

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

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

Further reading edit

Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *wahe.

Verb edit

vae

  1. choose

Tokelauan edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈva.e]
  • Hyphenation: va‧e

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

vae

  1. leg, foot
  2. footing, base

Verb edit

vae

  1. (intransitive) to walk, go
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Verb edit

vae

  1. (transitive) to divide

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 416