vale-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vale"

Finnish

Etymology

< vale (“lie”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑleˣ-/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞(ʔ)-]

Prefix

vale-

  1. false, fake
    valeuutiset ― fake news
    valehuippu ― false summit
    valeraskaus ― false pregnancy
  2. virtual
    valekuva ― virtual image
  3. dis-
    valetieto ― disinformation
    valepuku ― disguise
  4. (colloquial) pseudo-
    Synonym: näennäis-
    valetiede ― pseudoscience

Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with vale-

See also
  • teko- (“artificial, mock, false, fake, phony”)

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