vals

See also: Vals, vāls, and vals'

English

Noun

vals

1. plural of val

Anagrams

• Slav, lavs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fals/
• Hyphenation: vals
• Rhymes: -als

Adjective

vals (attributive vals or valse, comparative valser, superlative valste)

1. false, wrong, untrue

   Synonyms: verkeerd, onwaar

2. counterfeit, imitation, fake

Derived terms

• valsheid
• vervals

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -als

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Walzer.

Noun

vals m (plural valsos)

1. waltz

Derived terms

• vals anglès
• vals vienès
• valsar

Etymology 2

Verb

vals

1. second-person singular present indicative of valer
2. second-person singular present indicative of valdre

Further reading

• “vals”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

French valse.

Noun

vals

1. waltz

Declension

Declension of vals

	singular	plural
nominative	vals	valslar
genitive	valsnıñ	valslarnıñ
dative	valsqa	valslarğa
accusative	valsnı	valslarnı
locative	valsta	valslarda
ablative	valstan	valslardan

References

• “vals”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• valsch (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑls/

• Audio:

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• 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

Declension

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

• vals heideblauwtje
• vals judasoor
• valse roos van Jericho
• valserik
• valsheid
• valsspelen
• vervalsen

Descendants

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

Anagrams

• vlas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /val/

Noun

vals

1. plural of val

Icelandic

Noun

vals m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valsar)

1. waltz

Declension

Declension of vals (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vals	valsinn	valsar	valsarnir
accusative	vals	valsinn	valsa	valsana
dative	valsi	valsinum	völsum	völsunum
genitive	vals	valsins	valsa	valsanna

Middle English

Adjective

vals

1. alternative form of fals

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.

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.

Occitan

Noun

vals

1. plural of val

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vals/

Noun

vals m (plural vals)

1. waltz

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer.

Noun

vals n (plural valsuri)

1. (music) waltz

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vals	valsul	valsuri	valsurile
genitive-dative	vals	valsului	valsuri	valsurilor
vocative	valsule		valsurilor

Related terms

• a valsa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from 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)

• Rhymes: -als
• Syllabification: vals

Noun

vals m (uncountable)

1. waltz

Further reading

• “vals”, 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

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vals	vals
	definite	valsen	valsens
plural	indefinite	valser	valsers
	definite	valserna	valsernas

Declension of vals

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vals	vals
	definite	valsen	valsens
plural	indefinite	valsar	valsars
	definite	valsarna	valsarnas

Derived terms

• valsa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

1. indefinite genitive singular of val

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vals

1. indefinite genitive singular of val
2. indefinite genitive plural of val

Anagrams

• alvs, lavs, slav, sval