fale

See also: falé, falę, and fåle

Asturian

Verb

fale

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of falar

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

fale

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

Galician

Verb

fale

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

Middle English

Determiner

fale

1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Pronoun

fale

1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Adjective

fale

1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Adverb

fale

1. Alternative form of fele (“many”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

fale

1. inflection of fal:
   1. definite
   2. plural
2. (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of farleg (“dangerous”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.lɛ/

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• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: fa‧le

Noun

fale f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fala

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.lɨ/

Verb

fale

1. inflection of falar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 445:

     Não fale tão alto...

     Don't speak so loud...

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfale]

Noun

fale f

1. indefinite genitive/dative singular of fală

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

fale

1. house (abode)

Derived terms

• faleoloa

Swedish

Adjective

fale

1. definite natural masculine singular of fal

Anagrams

• fela

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

fale

1. house (abode)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale. Cognates include Hawaiian hale and Samoan fale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈha.le]
• Hyphenation: fa‧le

Noun

fale

1. house

Verb

fale

1. (intransitive) to reside

Derived terms

• fale koloa
• vāifale

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 109

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.le/

Noun

fale

1. house (abode)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

fale

1. house (abode)