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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vel (“or”).

Noun

vel

1. (logic) The ? symbol used to represent the inclusive or, which is a logical connective.

References

Anagrams

• ELV, Lev., lev, lev-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?l/

Etymology 1

From Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-Germanic *fell?, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-.

Noun

vel (plural velle, diminutive velletjie)

1. A skin, a hide.
2. A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.
3. A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).

Etymology 2

From Dutch vellen, from Middle Dutch vellen, from Old Dutch *fellen, from Proto-Germanic *fallijan?.

Verb

vel (present vel, present participle vellende, past participle gevel)

1. (transitive) To fell.
2. (transitive, of verdicts, opinions) To decide, to pronounce.

Albanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin v?lum.

Noun

vel m

1. veil

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *wala, Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, twist”). From the same root of vjell and vjel.

Verb

vel (first-person singular past tense vela, participle velur)

1. I feel nauseated, sick

Related terms

• vjell
• vjel

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan vel), from Latin v?lum (compare French voile, Spanish velo, Portuguese véu), from Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?v?l/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?b?l/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?vel/

Noun

vel m (plural vels)

1. veil

Related terms

• vela
• velar

Further reading

• “vel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “vel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “vel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “vel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cornish

Noun

vel

1. Soft mutation of mel.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?v?l]

Verb

vel

1. second-person singular imperative of velet

Danish

Adverb

vel

1. I suppose

Interjection

vel

1. (used as a tag question) is it the case

   Der er ikke slanger, vel?

   There aren't any snakes, are there?

   Du er ikke sur på mig, vel?

   You are not angry with me, are you?

Antonyms

• ikke?, ikke sandt?, ikke også?

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?l/
• Hyphenation: vel
• Rhymes: -?l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fell?, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-, whence Latin pellis, Greek ?????; cognate with German Fell.

Noun

vel n (plural vellen, diminutive velletje n)

1. A skin, a hide.

2. A fur, a pelt.

3. A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).

   Het glas van een gloeilamp is niet veel dikker dan een vel papier

   The glass of a lightbulb is not much thicker than a sheet of paper.

4. A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.

5. A rag, a shred.

Synonyms

• (skin): huid
• (fur): pels
• (sheet): blad n

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vel
• ? Indonesian: pel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

vel

1. first-person singular present indicative of vellen
2. imperative of vellen

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
• Franck, Johannes (1892) Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff

Dutch Low Saxon

Adverb

vel

1. Alternative spelling of veel

Adjective

vel

1. Alternative spelling of veel

Faroese

Noun

vel n (genitive singular vels, plural vel)

1. tail (of a bird)

Declension

German Low German

Adverb

vel

1. Alternative spelling of veel

Adjective

vel

1. Alternative spelling of veel

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??l/
• Rhymes: -??l

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela.

Adverb

vel (comparative betur, superlative best) (háttaratviksorð (“adverb of manner”))

1. well

Derived terms

• betur sjá augu en auga
• vel á minnst
• allt er gott sem endar vel
• gjörðu svo vel
• ganga vel
• gangi þér vel

Etymology 2

Verb

vel

1. inflection of velja:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative singular

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?l/
• Hyphenation: vel

Conjunction

vel

1. (rare) and/or (inclusive "or")
   • 1914, Félix Mirot, La Langue Auxiliaire, page 90:

     Me certe prenos akompananto: vel mea frato, vel mea kuzo.

     I will certainly bring company: either my sibling and/or my cousin.

Usage notes

After the adoption of the word by the Akademio in 1913-14, it didn't see much use. Those that actually used the word, didn't seem to use it correctly either. They recommended just using the exclusive for both (i.e. od and o), and by the following year, they proposed to annul the adoption. If they actually officially annulled the word is unknown.

See also

• od, o

Latin

Alternative forms

• ? (abbreviation)
• ? (abbreviation)

Etymology

From earlier *well, from *wels, from *welsi (“you wish”), thus originally the second-person singular present active indicative form of vol? (“I will, I wish”). The semantic development may have been helped by the fortuitous similarity to -ve.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u?el/, [u????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vel/, [v?l]

Conjunction

vel

1. or; and/or
   • 2005, D.J. Krus, Elements of Propositional Calculus

     In theatro comediae vel tragediae aguntur.

     In theater, comedies or tragedies are played.

2. even

Usage notes

• This word is comparable to an inclusive or in logic.

Derived terms

• velut

Descendants

• Translingual: ? (symbol of disjunction)
• English: vel sim., vel

See also

• aut

References

• v?l in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vel in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• vel in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• 1. VEL in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• 2. VEL in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• v?l in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,651
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN
• “uel” on page 2,021–2,022 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) , “vel”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1,068/1

Latvian

Verb

vel

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of velt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of velt

Livonian

Etymology

Compare Estonian veel, Latvian v?l (“more, else, yet”). According to Karulis, Latvian v?l is an inherited word cognate with v?ls (“late”), thus perhaps an old Baltic borrowing in Finnic languages; this is supported by EES. Its use before jo, juo forming comparatives of adjectives could be a more recent calque, cf., Latvian lab?k (“better”) — v?l jo lab?k (“the better, even better”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vel/

Adverb

ve'l

1. more, else, yet
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), L?võk?el-?stik?el-le?k?el sõn?r?ntõz, Tartu, R?ga: TÜ, LVA

     mis sa vel äd t?!

     what do you think you're doing!? ~ what else will you come up with! (lit. "what else do you want [to come up with]!")

     al? ajjõ van? kouv vizzõ, ko?tš ?ž vel äb ?o va?mõz

     do not fill up the old well until a new one is not (yet) ready

References

Manx

Verb

vel

1. present dependent form of bee
   • Abbyr dy vel eh çheet. Let us assume that he is coming.
   • As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh. The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.
   • Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney. A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.
   • Vel oo ayns shoh rish foddey? Have you been here long?

Usage notes

• Use with cha primarily confined to higher registers.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh?-.

Adverb

vel

1. well

Derived terms

References

• “vel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?/, /?e?l/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh?-. Akin to English well.

Adverb

vel

1. well
2. certainly, probably

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

vel

1. present tense of velja and velje
2. imperative of velja and velje

References

• “vel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fell, whence also Old English fell.

Noun

vel n

1. A fur.

Descendants

• German: Fell

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wela (“well”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh?-. Cognate with Old English wel, Old Frisian wela, Old Saxon wela, Old High German wola, Gothic ???????????????????? (waila).

Adverb

vel (comparative betr, superlative bazt)

1. well
2. easily
3. fully, amply, largely

Descendants

• Icelandic: vel
• Faroese: væl
• Norwegian: vel
• Old Swedish: væl, val
  • Swedish: väl
• Danish: vel

References

• vel in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vel in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• vel in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vel in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin v?lum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vel/

Noun

vel m (plural vej)

1. veil

Related terms

• velé

Polish

Etymology

From Latin vel (“or”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?l/

Conjunction

vel

1. AKA, alias (with pseudonyms)

   Synonyms: albo, czyli

Further reading

• vel in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• vel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vel?j?

Adjective

vel m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. (dated, historical) great (preceding a medieval rank in Wallachia or Moldavia)

Further reading

• vel in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Volapük

Numeral

vel

1. seven

Derived terms

• velüm

English

Adjective

ven (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of venerable.

Anagrams

• NEV, NVE, Nev, Nev., VNE, neV

Catalan

Verb

ven

1. third-person singular present indicative form of vendre
2. second-person singular imperative form of vendre

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *v?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?v?n]

Adverb

ven

1. out, outwards

   Antonym: dovnit?

Related terms

• venek m
• venkov m

Further reading

• ven in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• ven in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• vain

Etymology

From Latin v?num.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?/

Noun

ven m

1. wine

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ????? (winiz), from Proto-Germanic *winiz, cognate with Swedish vän. rom Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?n/, [???n]
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

ven c (singular definite vennen, plural indefinite venner)

1. friend
2. (dated) boyfriend (a male lover)

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch venne, from Old Dutch *feni, from Proto-Germanic *fanj?. Doublet of veen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

ven n (plural vennen, diminutive vennetje n)

1. mere, a small shallow lake or pond

Derived terms

• bosven
• heideven

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ver (“to see”).

Verb

ven

1. third-person plural present indicative of ver

Etymology 2

Inflected form of vir (“to come”).

Verb

ven

1. second-person singular imperative of vir

Haitian Creole

Numeral

ven

1. twenty

Middle English

Noun

ven

1. (Southern) Alternative form of fen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).

Adjective

ven (neuter singular vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venere, indefinite superlative venest, definite superlative veneste)

1. beautiful

Usage notes

Used in folklore and poetic language primarily.

References

• “ven” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from the Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Related to Latin venus (“beauty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?n/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

ven m (definite singular venen, indefinite plural vener or venar, definite plural venene or venane)

1. friend

Alternative forms

• venn

Derived terms

• besteven
• veninne

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?n/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

ven (masculine and feminine ven, neuter vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venare, indefinite superlative venast, definite superlative venaste)

1. beautiful

   Synonym: vakker

Alternative forms

• væn (non-standard since 1917)

Derived terms

• venleik

Etymology 3

Verb

ven

1. present tense of venja
2. imperative of venja

References

• “ven” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• evn, nev

Old Norse

Verb

ven

1. first-person singular present indicative active of venja
2. second-person singular present imperative active of venja

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• vent

Etymology

Latin ventus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French vent.

Noun

ven m (oblique plural vens, nominative singular vens, nominative plural ven)

1. wind (movement of air)

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 140, page 255

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væn/

Adverb

ven (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. (Kajkavian) that one

Synonyms

• onaj

Related terms

• vende

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en

Etymology 1

Verb

ven

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of venir.

Etymology 2

Verb

ven

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of ver.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of ver.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin vena; cognate to English vein.

Noun

ven c

1. a vein

Declension

Antonyms

• artär
• pulsåder

Etymology 2

Germanic; see English whin.

Alternative forms

• hven (obsolete)

Noun

ven

1. bentgrass, grass of the genus Agrostis

References

• Fredrik Tamm, Etymologisk svensk ordbok, volume 1

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish vieno.

Adjective

ven

1. mild

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [v?n??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [v????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [v????] ~ [j????]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (“edge; border; side”, SV: biên). Doublet of biên.

Noun

ven • (????)

1. shore; bank; side

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French veine.

Noun

ven

1. (anatomy, colloquial) vein

   Synonym: t?nh m?ch

Volapük

Conjunction

ven

1. when

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?n?/

Noun

ven

1. thing

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41