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valde

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See also: Valde and välde

Estonian

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Noun

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valde

  1. partitive plural of vald

Latin

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Etymology

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Syncopic form of validē.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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valdē (comparative valdius, superlative valdissimē)

  1. very, very much, exceedingly
    • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 2:22:
      Hēlī autem erat senex valdē et audīvit omnia quae faciēbant fīliī suī ūniversō Isrāhēlī
      Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;
  2. strongly, vigorously, intensely

Usage notes

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Used as an intensifier before adjectives or verbs.

References

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  • valde”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • valde”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • valde in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɑlde/, [ˈvɑ̟ɫd̪ɛ]

Noun

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valde f (5th declension)

  1. board (of administration)
  2. board (of directors)
  3. authority
  4. committee

Declension

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Synonyms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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valde

  1. inflection of velja:
    1. past
    2. definite singular past participle
    3. plural past participle

Swedish

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Adjective

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valde

  1. definite natural masculine singular of vald

Verb

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valde

  1. past indicative of välja

Anagrams

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