"Valet" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /vaˈleː/
Etymology: Borrowed from French valet. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|valet}} Borrowed from French valet Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s,s}} Valet m (strong, genitive Valets, plural Valets) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,s}} Forms: Valets [genitive], Valets [plural], strong [table-tags], Valet [nominative, singular], Valets [definite, nominative, plural], Valets [genitive, singular], Valets [definite, genitive, plural], Valet [dative, singular], Valets [dative, definite, plural], Valet [accusative, singular], Valets [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. valet (personal attendant) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Valet-de-noun-x~q5YMnB
  2. (card games) jack Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Valet-de-noun-MWERWefm Categories (other): Card games, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 61 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 76 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 81 10 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vaˈlɛt/, /vaˈleːt/ Audio: De-Valet.ogg , De-Valet2.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin valēte (“farewell”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|valēte|t=farewell}} Borrowed from Latin valēte (“farewell”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,s}} Valet n (strong, genitive Valets, plural Valets) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,s}} Forms: Valets [genitive], Valets [plural], strong [table-tags], Valet [nominative, singular], Valets [definite, nominative, plural], Valets [genitive, singular], Valets [definite, genitive, plural], Valet [dative, singular], Valets [dative, definite, plural], Valet [accusative, singular], Valets [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (dated, higher register) farewell Tags: dated, neuter, strong Synonyms: Lebewohl
    Sense id: en-Valet-de-noun-de:farewell Categories (other): German terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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