different between valis vs valise

English

Noun

valis

1. plural of vali

Anagrams

• Alvis, Livas, Salvi, Silva, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, silva, vails, vials, vilas

Friulian

Noun

valis

1. plural of val

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Walfisch, a Germanic compound where Wal- is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). The word was first borrowed (as valzivs, a compound of val- with zivs (“fish”) on the model of Wal-fisch, in the early 19th century; before that, only expressions like liela zivs “big fish” or j?ras zv?rs “sea beast” had been used. The form valis appeared in the early 20th century, and succeeded in replacing valzivs completely only in the 1950s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [valis]

Noun

valis m (2nd declension)

1. whale (large maritime mammals of the order Cetacea)

Declension

References

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?lis/

Noun

valis f (plural valis)

1. suitcase

Derived terms

• valisëta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French valise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??li?z/

Noun

valise (plural valises)

1. A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.

Derived terms

• busted valise
• broken-down valise

Translations

Anagrams

• Aviles, Avilés, Leivas, Savile, aviles, lavies

French

Etymology

Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, valixia, from Late Latin valisia, possibly from Gaulish *valisia (“leather bag”), from Proto-Celtic *val- (“to enclose, surround”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH-. Or, possibly from Arabic ????????? (wal?ha, “large bag”).

Maybe a borrowing through Italian valigia, even though this is dubious. Compare Spanish valija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.liz/
• Homophones: valisent, valises

Noun

valise f (plural valises)

1. case, suitcase.

Derived terms

• dévaliser
• faire sa valise
• faire ses valises
• mot-valise
• poser ses valises

Descendants

• ? Belarusian: ??????? (valíza)
• ? Khmer: ??????? (vaalii)
• ? Dutch: valies
• ? Polish: waliza
• ? Turkish: valiz
• ? Ukrainian: ??????? (valíza)
• ? Vietnamese: va li

Further reading

• “valise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• levais, salive, salivé

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• valisa

Etymology

From French valise

Noun

valise f (plural valises)

1. a small suitcase

   Synonym: maleta