valge

See also: valgė

Estonian

Etymology

From , from Proto-Finno-Ugric *walke (“light”) or *wïlki (“light”). Cognates include Finnish valkea, Northern Sami vielgok, Udmurt -валь (-vaľ), and Hungarian világ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑlɡ̊e/, [ˈvɑlɡ̊e̞]
• Hyphenation: val‧ge

Adjective

valge (genitive valge, partitive valget, comparative valgem, superlative kõige valgem or valgeim)

1. white (color)

   See piirkond on kuulus oma kaunite valgete liivarandade poolest.

   This area is famous for it's beautiful white sandy beaches.

2. Bright of light, illuminated (and visible).

   Korter on hästi valge.

   The apartment is very bright.

   1. Covered in snow.

      Hommikul oli maa valge.

      The ground was covered in snow in the morning.

3. Belonging to the Caucasian race, having light skin.

   Olgu su laps valge ja terve.

   May your child be white and healthy.

Declension

Declension of valge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		valge	valged
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valge
genitive			valgete
partitive		valget	valgeid
illative		valgesse	valgetesse valgeisse
inessive		valges	valgetes valgeis
elative		valgest	valgetest valgeist
allative		valgele	valgetele valgeile
adessive		valgel	valgetel valgeil
ablative		valgelt	valgetelt valgeilt
translative		valgeks	valgeteks valgeiks
terminative		valgeni	valgeteni
essive		valgena	valgetena
abessive		valgeta	valgeteta
comitative		valgega	valgetega

Noun

valge (genitive valge, partitive valget)

1. The color white.

   Põll on traditsiooniliselt valget värvi.

   The apron is traditionally colored white.

2. Something colored in white.

   Pruut oli üleni valges.

   The bride was dressed in white.

3. A person belonging to the Caucasian race, having light skin.

   Minuga saabus riiki ainult 4 valget.

   Only 4 white people arrived to the country with me.

4. sunlight, illumination

   Suur valge väljas.

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   Synonym: valgus

5. (colloquial) vodka

   Võtame pitsi valget.

   Let's take a shot of vodka.

Declension

Declension of valge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		valge	valged
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valge
genitive			valgete
partitive		valget	valgeid
illative		valgesse	valgetesse valgeisse
inessive		valges	valgetes valgeis
elative		valgest	valgetest valgeist
allative		valgele	valgetele valgeile
adessive		valgel	valgetel valgeil
ablative		valgelt	valgetelt valgeilt
translative		valgeks	valgeteks valgeiks
terminative		valgeni	valgeteni
essive		valgena	valgetena
abessive		valgeta	valgeteta
comitative		valgega	valgetega

Derived terms

• valgus

Related terms

• valge kääbus
• mustvalge
• lumivalge
• helevalge
• hõbevalge
• silmavalge
• munavalge
• päevavalge
• kuuvalge
• valgelible
• valgeaine
• valgejänes

See also

Colors in Estonian · värvid (layout · text)

valge	hall	must
punane; karmiinpunane	oranž; pruun	kollane; kreem
laimiroheline, kollakasroheline	roheline	mündiroheline; tumeroheline
tsüaansinine, rohekassinine; sinakasroheline, siniroheline	taevasinine, taevassinine	sinine
lilla, violetne; potisinine, indigosinine	fuksia, magentapunane; lilla, purpurne, purpurpunane	roosa

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) valge

1. vocative masculine singular of valgus