wales

See also: Wales and Wales'

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: wālz, IPA^(key): /weɪlz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪlz
• Homophones: wails; whales (wine–whine merger)

Noun

wales

1. plural of wale

Verb

wales

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wale

Anagrams

• lawes, Swale, sweal, alews, weals, Slewa, swale, aswel

Finnish

Etymology

< Wales

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwei̯ls/, [ˈwe̞i̯ls̠]

Noun

wales

1. Welsh (language)

Declension

Inflection of wales (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		wales	—
genitive		walesin	—
partitive		walesia	—
illative		walesiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		wales	—
accusative	nom.	wales	—
	gen.	walesin
genitive		walesin	—
partitive		walesia	—
inessive		walesissa	—
elative		walesista	—
illative		walesiin	—
adessive		walesilla	—
ablative		walesilta	—
allative		walesille	—
essive		walesina	—
translative		walesiksi	—
abessive		walesitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of wales (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative walesini — accusative nom. walesini — gen. walesini genitive walesini — partitive walesiani — inessive walesissani — elative walesistani — illative walesiini — adessive walesillani — ablative walesiltani — allative walesilleni — essive walesinani — translative walesikseni — abessive walesittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative walesisi — accusative nom. walesisi — gen. walesisi genitive walesisi — partitive walesiasi — inessive walesissasi — elative walesistasi — illative walesiisi — adessive walesillasi — ablative walesiltasi — allative walesillesi — essive walesinasi — translative walesiksesi — abessive walesittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative walesimme — accusative nom. walesimme — gen. walesimme genitive walesimme — partitive walesiamme — inessive walesissamme — elative walesistamme — illative walesiimme — adessive walesillamme — ablative walesiltamme — allative walesillemme — essive walesinamme — translative walesiksemme — abessive walesittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative walesinne — accusative nom. walesinne — gen. walesinne genitive walesinne — partitive walesianne — inessive walesissanne — elative walesistanne — illative walesiinne — adessive walesillanne — ablative walesiltanne — allative walesillenne — essive walesinanne — translative walesiksenne — abessive walesittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative walesinsa — accusative nom. walesinsa — gen. walesinsa genitive walesinsa — partitive walesiaan walesiansa — inessive walesissaan walesissansa — elative walesistaan walesistansa — illative walesiinsa — adessive walesillaan walesillansa — ablative walesiltaan walesiltansa — allative walesilleen walesillensa — essive walesinaan walesinansa — translative walesikseen walesiksensa — abessive walesittaan walesittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• kymri
• walesin kieli

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wales.

Noun

wales

1. answer, reply

Middle English

Noun

wales

1. plural of wale (“planking, welt”)

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bales.

Noun

wales

1. answer

Scots

Noun

wales

1. plural of wale

Verb

wales

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of wale