different between vela vs velar

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?vi?l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?vil?/
• Rhymes: -i?l?

Noun

vela

1. plural of velum

Anagrams

• Leva, Vale, Veal, avel, eval, lave, leva, vale, veal

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *v?la, from the plural of Latin v?lum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?be.la]

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. watch (supervision)
2. sleeplessness
3. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
4. sailing (sport)
5. candle (a light source)

Related terms

• velu

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan vela, from Vulgar Latin *v?la, from the plural of Latin v?lum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. sail (on a boat)
2. sailing (sport)

Related terms

• vel

Faroese

Noun

vela

1. indefinite genitive plural of vel

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *v?la, from the plural of Latin v?lum. Compare the inherited Old Portuguese vea.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. a sail
2. sailing

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilia, or back-formation from velar.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. watch, vigil

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ve.la/
• Hyphenation: vé?la
• Rhymes: -ela

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *v?la, from the plural of Latin v?lum. Doublet of voile.

Noun

vela f (plural vele)

1. (nautical) sail
2. (nautical, sports) sailing

Derived terms

• velista

Related terms

• velo

Descendants

• ? Romanian: vel?

Etymology 2

Verb

vela

1. inflection of velare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• lave, leva, vale

Further reading

• vela in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladin

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. election

Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?e.la/, [?u????ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ve.la/, [?v??l?]

Noun

vela f (genitive velae); first declension

1. Gallic synonym of ?ri?
   • AD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk XXII, ch. lxxv:

     irionem inter fruges sesamae similem esse diximus et a graecis erysimon vocari, galli velam appellant.

     When treating of the cereals, we have already stated that the irio, which strongly resembles sesame, is also called “erysimon” by the Greeks: the Gauls give it the name of “vela.” ? translation from: J. Bostock and H.T. Riley, The Natural History (1855), bk XXII, ch. lxxv

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• French: vélar

References

• vela in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vela in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• vela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,651/2
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• “uela” on page 2,022/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of v?lum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?e?.la/, [?u?e???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ve.la/, [?v??l?]

Noun

v?la n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of v?lum

Etymology 3

A regularly conjugated form of v?l?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?u?e?.la?/, [?u?e???ä?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ve.la/, [?v??l?]

Verb

v?l?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of v?l?

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vela n

1. definite plural of vele

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dù?da, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Piedmontese

Noun

vela f (plural vele)

1. sail

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vella (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?v?.l?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?v?.la/, /?v?.l?/
• Hyphenation: ve?la

Etymology 1

Back-formation from velar. Less likely from Latin vigilia.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle

   Synonym: candeia

2. Clipping of vela de ignição.

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: weela

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Latin v?la, plural of v?lum (“sail of a ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg (“to weave a web”). Displaced Old Portuguese vea.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. (nautical) sail

2. (nautical, sports) sailing

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

vela

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of velar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of velar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bela/, [?be.la]
• Hyphenation: ve?la

Etymology 1

From velar, or from Latin vigilia.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle

   Synonyms: cirio, candela

2. wakefulness, sleeplessness

   Synonym: vigilia

3. vigil, watch

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

vela

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of velar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of velar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of velar.

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *v?la, from the plural of Latin v?lum. Compare English veil.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. (nautical) sail
2. (nautical) sailing

Derived terms

• a toda vela

Related terms

Descendants

• ? Chamicuro: wela

Etymology 3

From ver.

Verb

vela

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ver. in pronominal form for singular feminine noun or person:

   Vela = see (or watch) her (a female); see (or watch) it (a feminine noun).

Anagrams

• lave
• leva
• vale

Further reading

• “vela” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dù?da, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]
2. to appear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvela (obsolete)

Etymology

Back-formation from velig.

Verb

vela (present velar, preterite velade, supine velat, imperative vela)

1. to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take

Usage notes

• The supine is the same as for vilja (“to want, to will”), which is the opposite of being undecided. Puns are made of this.

Conjugation

Anagrams

• elva, lave, leva, vale

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dù?da, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dù?da, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to appear, to come into view
2. to happen, to occur
3. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “vela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “vela (6.3)”

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?l?ris, from v?lum (“sail; veil, awning”)

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: v?'l?r, v?'l?r, IPA^(key): /?vi?l?/, /?ve?l?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?vi?l?/, /?ve?l?/
• Hyphenation: ve?lar

Adjective

velar

1. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
2. (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.

Related terms

• velic

Translations

Noun

velar (plural velars)

1. (phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate

Translations

Further reading

• Velar consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• arvel, larve, laver, ravel, reval

Danish

Noun

velar c (singular definite velaren, plural indefinite velarer)

1. velar

Declension

Further reading

• “velar” in Den Danske Ordbog

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese velar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vigil?re, present active infinitive of vigil?. Doublet of vixiar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be?la?]

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

1. to keep vigil
2. to watch over

   Synonyms: gardar, vixiar

3. (transitive) to spy, stalk

   Synonyms: agaitar, axexar, espreitar

4. (transitive with por) to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)

   Synonym: gardar

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From vela (“sail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be?la?]

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

1. to emerge when the tide ebbs

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin v?l?ris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) +? -ar.

Adjective

velar m or f (plural velars)

1. (phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

velar f (plural velares)

1. (phonetics) velar (a consonant articulated at the soft palate)

Etymology 4

From Latin v?l?re, present active infinitive of v?l?.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

1. to veil (cover with a veil)
2. to veil; to conceal; to hide

   Synonyms: esconder, ocultar

3. to damage photographic film due to excessive light

Conjugation

References

• “velar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “velar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “velar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “velar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “velar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve?la???/
• Hyphenation: ve?lar

Adjective

velar (not comparable)

1. velar

Declension

Derived terms

• Velar

Further reading

• “velar” in Duden online

Piedmontese

Adjective

velar

1. velar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve?la(?)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /v??la?/
• Hyphenation: ve?lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin v?l?ris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) +? -ar.

Adjective

velar m or f (plural velares, comparable)

1. (phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

velar f (plural velares)

1. (phonetics) velar (a consonant articulated at the soft palate)

Etymology 2

From Latin v?l?re, present active infinitive of v?l?.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)

1. to veil (cover with a veil)
2. to veil; to conceal; to hide

   Synonyms: esconder, ocultar

3. to damage photographic film due to excessive light

   Synonym: queimar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• velado

Etymology 3

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigil?re, present active infinitive of vigil?. Confer with its doublets vigiar and vigilar.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)

1. to keep a vigil (overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
2. to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)

   Synonyms: defender, proteger, zelar

Conjugation

Derived terms

• velório

Romanian

Etymology

From French vélaire

Adjective

velar m or n (feminine singular velar?, masculine plural velari, feminine and neuter plural velare)

1. velar

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

vèl?r m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. a velar

   Synonyms: jedrèn?k, mekonep?anik, stražnjonep?anik

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be?la?/, [be?la?]
• Hyphenation: ve?lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin v?l?ris, from v?lum.

Adjective

velar (plural velares)

1. velar

Etymology 2

From Old Spanish velar, from velo, or from Latin v?l?re, present active infinitive of v?l?, from v?lum.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

1. to veil
2. (information) to conceal, cover, hide
3. (photography) to fog

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 3

From Old Spanish, from Latin vigil?re, present active infinitive of vigil?. Compare the borrowed doublet vigilar.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

1. to watch, guard
2. to be vigilant
3. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
4. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
5. to sit up (with an ill person)
6. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
7. (intransitive) to stay awake
8. (reflexive) to be ensured (+ por)

Conjugation

same as other etymology verb

Related terms

See also

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Latin v?l?ris, from v?lum.

Adjective

velar (comparative velarare, superlative velarast)

1. (phonetics) velar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

velar

1. present tense of vela.

Anagrams

• alver, levar