vae

See also: VAE, -vae, va'e, and -vä

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 victis!
  - Woe to the conquered
- Vae, puto deus fio
  - Alas, I think I become 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.

Noun

vae

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Portuguese

Verb

vae

Obsolete spelling of vai

Rapa Nui

Verb

vae

choose

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