ave/avete
Explanation:
ave: 2nd person singular
avete: second person plural (i.e. for more than one person)
Ave! or avete! are imperatives of the verb avere, or havere, that has only the imperative forms: Salve! and salvete! mean exactly the same as ave!, avete!.
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Note added at 2004-01-20 03:51:28 (GMT)
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p.s.: it might be of some interest to tyou that ave/avete and salve/salvete and can be used at either meeting or parting: it is both hello! and goodbye!
nothing to do with vale/valete, a farewell wish which also means \"be strong or well\", or \" be worth\".
vale;-))))))))
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Italy
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of:  Italian
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
