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
Latin
Etymology
From the verb valeō (“I am well, healthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯aˈleː.te/, [u̯äˈɫ̪eːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vaˈle.te/, [väˈlɛːt̪e]
Usage notes
- This is the plural form. When addressing an individual, valē is used.
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
valete
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.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /baˈlɛ.tɨ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: va‧le‧te
Derived terms
- valete de copas
See also
| Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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References
- “valete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “valete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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