valde

A shortening of validē, from validus (“robust, vigorous”) +‎ -ē (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwal.deː/, [ˈwaɫ.deː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈval.de/

valdē (comparative valdius, superlative valdissimē)

1. very, very much, exceedingly
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Samuelis I 2:22

     Heli autem erat senex valde et audivit omnia quae faciebant filii sui universo Israheli

     Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;

2. strongly, vigorously, intensely

Used as an intensifier before adjectives or verbs.

• 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

valde f (5th declension)

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

• kolēģija
• padome
• komisija
• komiteja
• administrācija
• pārvalde
• vadība

valde

1. past tense of velja and velje
2. definite singular past participle of velja and velje
3. plural past participle of velja and velje

valde

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of vald.

valde

1. past tense of välja.