valley
/ˈvæli/VA-lee
/ˈvæli/VA-lee
Meaninga valley
Common meaning: low land between hills
- valla valleyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1956 · scan
- eynoun ending, through French
Journey through time
- Latinvallēs (vallis), -is‘a valley’
- Old Frenchvaleesource
- Englishvalley‘low land between hills’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vallēs (vallis) ‘a valley’.
Roots
- vallēs (vallis), -is Latin “a valley”
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