valle

See also: Valle, vallé, and vallë

Albanian

Etymology

Derivative with plural -e from vallëzoj (“to dance”), borrowed from Medieval Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō, “to dance”).

Noun

válle f (plural valle, definite vallja, definite plural vallet)

1. ring folkdance
2. group (of objects or people sitting in circle for council, debating etc)
3. (figurative) a difficult or annoying enterprise, risky business

Declension

Declension of valle

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	valle	vallja	valle	vallet
accusative		vallen
dative	valleje	valles	valleve	valleve
ablative			vallesh

Related terms

• vallëzoj

Further reading

• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “valle”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem.

Noun

valle m (plural valles)

1. valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish valle (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧lle

Noun

valle

1. valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish watlæ. Cognate with Swedish vassle. Related to vand.

Noun

valle c (singular definite vallen, not used in plural form) (uncountable)

1. whey

   Synonym: ostevalle

Declension

Declension of valle

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	valle	vallen
genitive	valles	vallens

Derived terms

• ostevalle
• valleprotein
• vallepulver

See also

• ostemasse

References

• “valle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “valle,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

valle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vallen

Estonian

Noun

valle

1. illative singular of vale

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vallem, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Sicilian vaḍḍuni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈval.le/
• Rhymes: -alle
• Hyphenation: vàl‧le

Noun

valle f (plural valli)

1. valley

Related terms

• vallata
• vallea
• Valle d'Aosta
• valligiano

See also

• geografia

Anagrams

• vella

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwal.lɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈval.le]

Noun

valle

1. ablative singular of vallis (“valley”)

Noun

valle

1. vocative singular of vallum (“wall”)

Noun

valle

1. vocative singular of vallus (“stake”)

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem.

Noun

valle m (plural valles)

1. valley

References

• “valle”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Sami *vëlē.

Adjective

valle

1. fast

Inflection

Even e-stem, ll-l gradation
Attributive	vales
Nominative	valle
Genitive	vale
Attributive	vales
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	valle	vale
Accusative	valev	valijt
Genitive	vale	valij
Illative	valláj	valijda
Inessive	valen	valijn
Elative	vales	valijs
Comitative	valijn	valij
Abessive	valedagá valedagi	valijdagá valijdagi
Essive	vallen

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝe/ [ˈba.ʝe]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝe/ [ˈba.ʝe] (Spain, most of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʎe/ [ˈba.ʎe] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃe/ [ˈba.ʃe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʒe/ [ˈba.ʒe] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbae/ [ˈba.e] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aʝe

• Rhymes: -aʝe (Spain, most of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -aʎe (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aʃe (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -aʒe (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -ae (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: va‧lle
• Homophones: Batlle, Valle

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *welH-?

Latin vallis

Old Spanish valle

Spanish valle

Inherited from Old Spanish valle, from Latin vallis.

Noun

valle m (plural valles)

1. valley

   Synonym: cuenca

Derived terms

• hasta el valle de Josafat
• lirio de los valles
• lirio del valle
• Valle de la Muerte
• valle de lágrimas
• Valle de los Reyes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valle

1. inflection of vallar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “valle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• llave