vae

See also: VAE, -vae, va'e, and -vä

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English

Noun

vae (plural vaes)

1. Alternative form of voe (“sea inlet”)

Anagrams

• 'ave, AEV, Ave., EAV, EVA, Eva, Vea, ave, ave., eva, eva'

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with English woe.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /wae̯/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vɛ/

Interjection

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

Takes the dative

References

• 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, 1883–1887)
• vae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Palu'e

vae

Etymology

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

Noun

vae

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

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Portuguese

Verb

vae

1. Obsolete spelling of vai

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Rapa Nui

Verb

vae

1. choose