val

val

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Translingual

Symbol

val

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Vehes.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Vehes terms

English

Etymology

Shortening of Valium.

Noun

val (countable and uncountable, plural vals)

  1. (informal) Valium.

Anagrams

  • AVL, LAV, Vla., lav

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vallen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fal/

Verb

val (present val, present participle vallende, past participle geval)

  1. to fall

Aragonese

Alternative forms

  • vache (Tensino Panticuto), vall (Benasquese)

Etymology

From Latin valles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbal/
  • Syllabification: val
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

val f (plural vals)

  1. valley

References

  • “valle”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈval]
  • Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Noun

val m (plural vals)

  1. voucher

Etymology 2

Verb

val

  1. inflection of valer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of valdre:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Interjection

val

  1. okay

Further reading

  • “val” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “val”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “val”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German wal, from Latin vallum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈval]
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

val m inan

  1. bulwark, rampart

Declension

Further reading

  • “val”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “val”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “val”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse valr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːl/, [ˈʋæˀl]
  • Homophone: hval

Noun

val c (singular definite valen, not used in plural form)

  1. (poetic) battlefield

References

  • “val” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “Val,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German wal or Dutch wal (“coast, shore”), from Latin vallum. Doublet of vold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalˀ/, [ˈʋalˀ]
  • Homophone: valg

Noun

val c (singular definite vallen, not used in plural form)

  1. (obsolete) steep coastline
    • 1779, Johannes Ewald, Romance (from the play Fiskerne), now royal anthem of Denmark / https://kalliope.org/da/text/ewlad1999022205:
      Fra Vallen hørtes Vraal, som brød | Den tykke Skye.
      From the coast a cry was heard that broke the thick cloud.

References

  • “Val,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), cognate with German Wald. Doublet of vold. Alternatively, the same word as the noun above.

Noun

val c (singular definite vallen, not used in plural form)

  1. (obsolete) plain
    • 1812, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Til Danerkongen Frederik hin Sjette (in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 2):
      Paa faste Val og paa den grønne Strand, | At ofre villig baade Liv og Blod.
      On the firm plain and the green beach to sacrifice both life and blood.

References

  • “Val,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑl/
  • Hyphenation: val
  • Rhymes: -ɑl
  • Homophone: Val

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch val, from Old Dutch *fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall, from Proto-Germanic *fallaz. Equivalent to a deverbal from vallen (“to fall”).

Noun

val m (plural vallen, diminutive valletje n)

  1. a fall (act or event of falling)
  2. a downfall, demise
    Synonym: ondergang
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch valle, from Old Dutch falla, ultimately from the root of vallen (“to fall”), thus related to Etymology 1 above.

Noun

val f (plural vallen, diminutive valletje n)

  1. a physical trap, snare
  2. any trap, ploy
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Probably of the same origin as walvis (“whale”), being the largest land fish.

Noun

val m (plural vallen, diminutive valletje n)

  1. (obsolete) a catfish
    Synonym: meerval
  2. any of its relatives in the family Siluridae
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit वल्ल (valla), a word used for various grains and pulses, or for a unit of weight equal to 3 रक्तिका (raktikā). The explanation of latter meaning is that the रक्तिका (raktikā) is named after the seeds of Abrus precatorius, of which there are often 3 in a pod.

Noun

val m (plural vals, diminutive valletje n)

  1. (obsolete) an East Indian weight for silver and gold.

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

val

  1. inflection of vallen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

References

Anagrams

  • vla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse val (“choice”) (see the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛaːl

Noun

val n (genitive singular vals, plural val)

  1. choice
    Eg hevði einki val. ― I had no choice.
  2. (politics) election
    Í dag er val í Norðurkorea, og tað gongur fyri seg upp á ein heilt serligan hátt. ― Today there is an election in North Korea, and it is happening in a very special way.
  3. quality

Declension

French

Etymology

    Inherited from Old French val, from Latin vallem.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /val/

    Noun

    val m (plural vaux / vals)

    1. (literary) valley, vale

    Derived terms

    Related terms

    • à vau-l’eau

    See also

    • VAL

    Further reading

    • “val”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

    Friulian

    Etymology

    From Latin vallis, vallem.

    Noun

    val f (plural valis)

    1. valley

    Synonyms

    • valdade

    Galician

    Etymology

    13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese vale, from Latin vallis, vallem.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbal/ [ˈbɑɫ]
    • Rhymes: -al

    Noun

    val m (plural vales)

    1. valley
      • c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 122:

    Derived terms

    References

    • Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “vale”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
    • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “vale”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
    • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “val”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
    • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “val”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
    • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “val”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

    Icelandic

    Etymology

    From Old Norse val (“choice”) (see the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vaːl/
    • Rhymes: -aːl

    Noun

    val n (genitive singular vals, nominative plural völ)

    1. choice
    2. selection

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • náttúruval
    • kynbundið val

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈval/
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Hyphenation: vàl

    Noun

    val f (apocopated)

    1. apocopic form of valle

    Verb

    val

    1. apocopic form of vale

    Anagrams

    • Vla.

    Livonian

    Alternative forms

    • (Courland) va'l

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ. Cognates include Finnish valo.

    Noun

    val

    1. light

    Middle High German

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old High German val.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈval/, /ˈfal/

    Noun

    val m

    1. fall
    2. (grammar) case
      • 14th century, Heinrich von Mügeln, Der meide krancz (Codex Palatinus germanicus (Cod. Pal. germ.) 14)

    Declension

    Related terms

    Descendants

    • German: Fall

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse vaðill (“ford, shallow water”).

    Noun

    val m (definite singular valen, indefinite plural valer, definite plural valene)

    1. inlet, shallow bay

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse valr (“the fallen”).

    Noun

    val m (definite singular valen, indefinite plural valer, definite plural valene)

    1. (poetic) battlefield

    Etymology 3

    From Old Norse val.

    Noun

    val n

    1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by valg

    References

    • “val” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vaːl/, /vaːɽ/

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse val, from Proto-Germanic *walą.

    Noun

    val n (definite singular valet, indefinite plural val, definite plural vala)

    1. choice
    2. election
      Synonym: røysting
    Derived terms
    • utval
    • valkamp

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic *walaz.

    Noun

    val m (definite singular valen, uncountable)

    1. the slain (in battle)
    Derived terms

    References

    • “val” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

    Occitan

    Alternative forms

    • vath (Gascony)
    • vau (Provençal)

    Etymology

    From Latin vallis.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    val f (plural vals)

    1. valley

    Old French

    Alternative forms

    • vaul

    Etymology

      From Latin vallis, vallem.

      Noun

      val oblique singular, m (oblique plural vaus or vax or vals, nominative singular vaus or vax or vals, nominative plural val)

      1. valley

      Descendants

      • → English: vale
      • French: val

      Old High German

      Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *fall, from Proto-Germanic *fallaz.

      Noun

      val m

      1. fall

      Descendants

      • Middle High German: val
        • German: Fall

      Old Norse

      Noun

      val

      1. accusative singular of valr

      Piedmontese

      Etymology

      From Latin vallis, vallem.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /val/

      Noun

      val f (plural vaj)

      1. valley

      Portuguese

      Pronunciation

      • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
      • Homophones: vale (Portugal), vau (Brazil)
      • Hyphenation: val

      Noun

      val m (plural vales)

      1. apocopic form of vale (“valley”)

      Romanian

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic валъ (valŭ), from Proto-Slavic *valъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian val; close to Albanian valë.

      Noun

      val n (plural valuri)

      1. wave
        Synonym: undă
      Declension
      Derived terms
      • învălura
      • învălui
      • vălări
      Related terms
      • năvăli
      • prăvăli
      • valmă

      Etymology 2

      From Latin vallum (“wall, rampart”), probably a later borrowing; cf. German Wall, Italian vallo, also English wall.

      Noun

      val n (plural valuri)

      1. earth rampart which served in antiquity as a military stronghold
      Declension
      See also
      • văl

      Romansch

      Etymology

      From Latin vallis, vallem.

      Noun

      val f (plural vals)

      1. valley

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *valъ.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʋâːl/

      Noun

      vȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ва̑л)

      1. (regional, Croatia) wave (a long body of water curling into an arched form)
        Synonym: tȁlās

      Declension

      Slovak

      Etymology

      Derived from Middle High German wal, from Latin vallum.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [val]

      Noun

      val m inan (relational adjective valový)

      1. bulwark, rampart

      Declension

      Further reading

      • “val”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

      Slovene

      Etymology

      From Proto-Slavic *valъ

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ʋáːl/

      Noun

      vȃl m inan

      1. wave, undulation

      Declension

      Derived terms

      • valováti
      • valovéti
      • valovíti
      • valôven

      Further reading

      • “val”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈbal/ [ˈbal]
      • Rhymes: -al
      • Syllabification: val

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      val m (plural valles)

      1. apocopic form of valle: valley
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      val

      1. apocopic form of vale: is worth
      Usage notes
      • In Old Spanish, after the consonants /d/, /n/, /l/, /ʎ/, /ɾ/ and /θ/, a final /e/ was regularly elided, as in pid, vien, val, quier, faz, versus the modern forms of pide, viene, vale, quiere, and hace, with -e restored by analogy (compare modern Portuguese, which still has apocope in words such as vem (“he/she comes”), quer (“he/she wants”), faz (“he/she does”)). In modern Spanish, a few apocopes following coronal consonants are still preserved: buen, gran, san, derived from bueno, grande, and santo.

      Further reading

      • “val”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɑːl/

      Etymology 1

      From Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

      Noun

      val c

      1. a whale
      Declension
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      From Old Norse val (related to the verb velja (“to choose”)), from Proto-Germanic *walą. Related to välja, vilja (English will).

      Noun

      val n

      1. a choice
      2. an election
      Declension
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”).

      Noun

      val c

      1. (obsolete) the fallen; casualties of a war or battle
      Declension

      References

      • val in Svensk ordbok (SO)
      • val in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
      • val in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

      Anagrams

      • alv, lav

      Venetan

      Etymology

      From Latin vallis, vallem.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /val/
      • Hyphenation: vàl

      Noun

      val f (plural val)

      1. valley

      Synonyms

      • vałe

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