valete
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈle.te/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Hyphenation: va‧lé‧te
Verb
valete
- inflection of valere:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
- levate, velate
Latin
Etymology
From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯aˈleː.te/, [u̯äˈɫ̪eːt̪ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vaˈle.te/, [väˈlɛːt̪e]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Interjection
valēte
- goodbye, farewell
Usage notes
- This is the plural form. When addressing an individual, valē is used.
Verb
valēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of valeō
References
- valete 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)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French valet (“jack”),[1][2] from Vulgar Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vaˈlɛ.t(ɨ)/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: va‧le‧te
Noun
valete m (plural valetes)
- (card games) jack
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, coringa, curinga |
References
- “valete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “valete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.