vals

See also: Vals, vāls, and vals'

English

Noun

vals

1. plural of val

Anagrams

• Slav, lavs

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch vals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑls/
• Hyphenation: vals
• Rhymes: -ɑls

Adjective

vals (attributive valse, comparative valser, superlative valsste)

1. counterfeit, imitation, fake

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Catalan

Etymology

From German Walzer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbals]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvals]
• Rhymes: -als

Noun

vals m (plural valsos)

1. waltz

Derived terms

• vals anglès
• vals vienès
• valsar

 

Verb

vals

Further reading

• “vals” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Danish

Etymology

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vals/, [valˀs]

Noun

vals c (singular definite valsen, plural indefinite valse)

1. waltz

Declension

Declension of vals

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vals	valsen	valse	valsene
genitive	vals'	valsens	valses	valsenes

Further reading

• “vals” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vals” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• valsch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch valsch, from Old French fals, from Latin falsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑls/

• audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vals
• Rhymes: -ɑls

Adjective

vals (comparative valser, superlative meest vals or valst)

1. fake, false

   Synonym: nep

   Antonym: echt

2. (music) off-key, out of tune

   Antonym: zuiver

3. vicious
   • 1619, Hendrick Slatius, Ioannes Calvinus, vreedt, bitter, vals. Dat is: Corte ende cleare verbeldinghe van den aert oft gheest Ioannis Calvini ... Eerst gheteeckent door eenen liefhebber der Nederlantsche [i.e. H. Slatius], etc
4. (dated) incorrect, untrue

Inflection

Declension of vals
uninflected	vals
inflected	valse
comparative	valser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vals	valser	het valst het valste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	valse	valsere	valste
	n. sing.	vals	valser	valste
	plural	valse	valsere	valste
definite		valse	valsere	valste
partitive		vals	valsers	—

Derived terms

• valsheid
• vervalsen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vals
• Negerhollands: valsch, vals
• → Indonesian: fals (“off-key, out of tune”)

Anagrams

• vlas

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Icelandic

Noun

vals m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valsar)

1. waltz

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Walzer (sense 1), and Walze (sense 2).

Noun

vals m (definite singular valsen, indefinite plural valser, definite plural valsene)

1. (dance) a waltz
2. (on a machine) a roller, also a road roller

Alternative forms

• valse (sense 2)

Derived terms

• valse (verb)
• veivals

Etymology 2

Verb

vals

1. imperative of valse

References

• “vals” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Walzer (sense 1), Walze (sense 2).

Noun

vals m (definite singular valsen, indefinite plural valsar, definite plural valsane)

1. (dance) a waltz
2. (on a machine) a roller, also a road roller

Alternative forms

• valse (sense 2)

Derived terms

• valse (verb)

References

• “vals” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Occitan

Noun

vals

1. plural of val

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vals/

Noun

vals m (plural vals)

1. waltz

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer.

Noun

vals n (plural valsuri)

1. (music) waltz

Declension

Declension of vals

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) vals	valsul	(niște) valsuri	valsurile
genitive/dative	(unui) vals	valsului	(unor) valsuri	valsurilor
vocative	valsule		valsurilor

Related terms

• a valsa

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Spanish

Etymology

German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbals/ [ˈbals]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

Noun

vals m (uncountable)

1. waltz

Further reading

• “vals”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

vals c

1. waltz, a dance
2. lie, untruth

   att dra en vals

   to lie

3. roller; a rotating cylindrical device, usually part of a machine, where it may apply or reduce pressure.

Declension

Declension of vals
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vals	valsen	valser	valserna
Genitive	vals	valsens	valsers	valsernas

Declension of vals 3
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vals	valsen	valsar	valsarna
Genitive	vals	valsens	valsars	valsarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of val

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of val
2. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive plural of val

Anagrams

• alvs, lavs, slav, sval