"val" meaning in French

See val in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /val/ Forms: vaux [plural], vals [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French val, from Latin vallem. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|fro:val<id:valley>|id=valley}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|val|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French val, {{inh+|fr|fro|val}} Inherited from Old French val, {{inh|fr|la|vallis|vallem}} Latin vallem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|vaux//vals}} val m (plural vaux /vals)
  1. (literary) valley, vale Tags: literary, masculine Derived forms: par monts et par vaux, Val d'Aoste, Val de Loire, vallée, vallon Related terms: à vau-l’eau, VAL

Inflected forms

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        },
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