vae
See also: VAE, -vae, va'e, and -vä
English
Noun
vae (plural vaes)
- Alternative form of voe (“sea inlet”)
Anagrams
- 'ave, AEV, Ave., EAV, EVA, Eva, Vea, ave, ave., eva, eva'
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German weh, English woe.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯ae̯/, [u̯äe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve/, [vɛː]
Interjection
vae
- 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.
Descendants
- Sicilian: vai
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 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
vae
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
vae
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
Portuguese
Verb
vae
- Obsolete spelling of vai
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe, from Proto-Oceanic *waqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waqay, from Proto-Austronesian *waqay, doublet of *qaqay.
Noun
vae
- (anatomy) leg, foot (of human or animal)
- foot (projection on equipment)
- hand (pointer of an analogue clock)
Further reading
- Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe.
Verb
vae
- choose
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.e/
- Hyphenation: va‧e
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *waqe. Cognates include Hawaiian wae and Samoan vae.
Noun
vae
- leg, foot
- footing, base
Verb
vae
- (intransitive) to walk, go
Derived terms
- kofuvae
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *wahe. Cognates include Maori wae and Samoan vae.
Verb
vae
- (transitive) to divide
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 416