vailet

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan vaslet, from *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /vəjˈlət/

(Central) IPA^(key): /bəjˈlɛt/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /vajˈlet/

Noun

vailet m (plural vailets, feminine vaileta)

(archaic) page, squire
young boy

Synonyms

(page): patge
(young boy): noiet

Related terms

vassall

Further reading

“vailet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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