"vaal" meaning in Dutch

See vaal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vaːl/ Audio: Nl-vaal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vāle}} Middle Dutch vāle, {{inh|nl|odt|*falo}} Old Dutch *falo, {{inh|nl|frk|*falu}} Frankish *falu, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*falwaz}} Proto-Germanic *falwaz Head templates: {{nl-adj|valer}} vaal (comparative valer, superlative vaalst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|vale}} Forms: valer [comparative], vaalst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], vaal [adverbial, positive, predicative], valer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het vaalst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het vaalste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], vale [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], valere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], vaalste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], vaal [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], valer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], vaalste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], vale [indefinite, plural, positive], valere [comparative, indefinite, plural], vaalste [indefinite, plural, superlative], vale [definite, positive], valere [comparative, definite], vaalste [definite, superlative], vaals [partitive, positive], valers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. (of skin) sallow, pallid
    Sense id: en-vaal-nl-adj-dYIdrdCC
  2. (of color, lighting etc) pale, light
    Sense id: en-vaal-nl-adj-8ckr1DBX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vaalheid, vale gier, vale gierzwaluw, vale pijlstormvogel

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vale gier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vale gierzwaluw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vale pijlstormvogel"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *falo",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *falu",
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    },
    {
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        "3": "*falwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *falwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch *falo, from Frankish *falu, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz.",
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    {
      "form": "valer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaalst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "positive",
        "predicative"
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        "adverbial",
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    },
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vale",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vaal",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
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      "form": "vale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "valere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "valere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaalste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "sallow, pallid"
      ],
      "id": "en-vaal-nl-adj-dYIdrdCC",
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          "sallow",
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        [
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        "(of skin) sallow, pallid"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of color, lighting etc) pale, light"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaal"
}

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    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Frankish",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    {
      "word": "vale gier"
    },
    {
      "word": "vale gierzwaluw"
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    {
      "word": "vale pijlstormvogel"
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "vaals",
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      "form": "valers",
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        "comparative",
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}

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