vaal

See also: Vaal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑːl/

Adjective

vaal (attributive vaal, comparative valer, superlative vaalste)

  1. sallow, pallid, pale, light

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: vaal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

vaal (comparative valer, superlative vaalst)

  1. (of skin) sallow, pallid
  2. (of color, lighting etc) pale, light

Inflection
Inflection of vaal
uninflected vaal
inflected vale
comparative valer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vaalvalerhet vaalst
het vaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. valevalerevaalste
n. sing. vaalvalervaalste
plural valevalerevaalste
definite valevalerevaalste
partitive vaalsvalers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vaal

Estonian

Etymology

From German Wal.

Noun

vaal (genitive vaala, partitive vaala)

  1. whale

Declension
Declension of vaal (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaal vaalad
accusative nom.
gen. vaala
genitive vaalade
partitive vaala vaalu
vaalasid
illative vaala
vaalasse		 vaaladesse
vaalusse
inessive vaalas vaalades
vaalus
elative vaalast vaaladest
vaalust
allative vaalale vaaladele
vaalule
adessive vaalal vaaladel
vaalul
ablative vaalalt vaaladelt
vaalult
translative vaalaks vaaladeks
vaaluks
terminative vaalani vaaladeni
essive vaalana vaaladena
abessive vaalata vaaladeta
comitative vaalaga vaaladega
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