vae
English
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with English woe.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wae̯/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vɛ/
Interjection
vae
- woe, alas
- Vae victīs! ― Woe to the conquered!
- Vae, putō deus fīō. ― Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god.
Usage notes
Takes the dative
References
- vae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- vae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Palu'e

vae
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Portuguese
Rapa Nui
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