velar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈviːlə/, /ˈveɪlə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: vē'lər, vā'lər, IPA(key): /ˈviːlɚ/, /ˈveɪlɚ/
- Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ), -eɪlə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: ve‧lar
Adjective
velar
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Noun
velar (plural velars)
- (phonetics) A sound articulated at the soft palate.
Translations
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Further reading
- Velar consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Asturian
Adjective
velar (epicene, plural velares)
Verb
velar
- to watch over; to keep an eye on
- to invigilate
Conjugation
infinitive | velar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | velando | ||||||
past participle | m veláu, f velada, n velao, m pl velaos, f pl velaes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | velo | veles | vela | velamos | veláis | velen |
imperfect | velaba | velabes | velaba | velábemos, velábamos | velabeis, velabais | velaben | |
preterite | velé | velasti, velesti | veló | velemos | velastis, velestis | velaron | |
pluperfect | velare, velara | velares, velaras | velare, velara | veláremos, veláramos | velareis, velarais | velaren, velaran | |
future | velaré | velarás | velará | velaremos | velaréis | velarán | |
conditional | velaría | velaríes | velaría | velaríemos, velaríamos | velaríeis, velaríais | velaríen | |
subjunctive | present | vele | veles, velas | vele | velemos | veléis | velen, velan |
imperfect | velare, velara | velares, velaras | velare, velara | veláremos, veláramos | velareis, velarais | velaren, velaran | |
imperative | — | vela | — | — | velái | — |
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
velar m or f (masculine and feminine plural velars)
Derived terms
Noun
velar f (plural velars)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velí, past participle velat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Valencian) /e/
- (transitive) to shroud, to veil
Conjugation
infinitive | velar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | velant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | velat | velada | |||||
plural | velats | velades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | velo | veles | vela | velem | veleu | velen | |
imperfect | velava | velaves | velava | velàvem | velàveu | velaven | |
future | velaré | velaràs | velarà | velarem | velareu | velaran | |
preterite | velí | velares | velà | velàrem | velàreu | velaren | |
conditional | velaria | velaries | velaria | velaríem | velaríeu | velarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | veli | velis | veli | velem | veleu | velin | |
imperfect | velés | velessis | velés | veléssim | veléssiu | velessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | vela | veli | velem | veleu | velin | |
negative (no) | — | no velis | no veli | no velem | no veleu | no velin |
Related terms
Further reading
- “velar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “velar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “velar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “velar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
velar c (singular definite velaren, plural indefinite velarer)
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | velar | velaren | velarer | velarerne |
genitive | velars | velarens | velarers | velarernes |
Further reading
- “velar” in Den Danske Ordbog
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese velar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Doublet of vixiar.
Pronunciation
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)
- to keep vigil
- to watch over
- (transitive) to spy, stalk
- (transitive with por) to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)
- Synonym: gardar
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | velar | |||||
Personal | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Gerund | ||||||
velando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | velado | velados | ||||
Feminine | velada | veladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | velo | velas | vela | velamos | velades | velan |
Imperfect | velaba | velabas | velaba | velabamos | velabades | velaban |
Preterite | velei | velaches | velou | velamos | velastes | velaron |
Pluperfect | velara | velaras | velara | velaramos | velarades | velaran |
Future | velarei | velarás | velará | velaremos | velaredes | velarán |
Conditional | velaría | velarías | velaría | velariamos | velariades | velarían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | vele | veles | vele | velemos | veledes | velen |
Imperfect | velase | velases | velase | velásemos | velásedes | velasen |
Future | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | vela | vele | velemos | velade | velen | |
Negative (non) | non veles | non vele | non velemos | non veledes | non velen |
1Less recommended.
Etymology 2
From vela (“sail”).
Pronunciation
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)
- to emerge when the tide ebbs
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | velar | |||||
Personal | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Gerund | ||||||
velando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | velado | velados | ||||
Feminine | velada | veladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | velo | velas | vela | velamos | velades | velan |
Imperfect | velaba | velabas | velaba | velabamos | velabades | velaban |
Preterite | velei | velaches | velou | velamos | velastes | velaron |
Pluperfect | velara | velaras | velara | velaramos | velarades | velaran |
Future | velarei | velarás | velará | velaremos | velaredes | velarán |
Conditional | velaría | velarías | velaría | velariamos | velariades | velarían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | vele | veles | vele | velemos | veledes | velen |
Imperfect | velase | velases | velase | velásemos | velásedes | velasen |
Future | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | vela | vele | velemos | velade | velen | |
Negative (non) | non veles | non vele | non velemos | non veledes | non velen |
1Less recommended.
Etymology 3
Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) + -ar.
Adjective
velar m or f (plural velares)
Noun
velar f (plural velares)
Etymology 4
From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)
- to veil (cover with a veil)
- to veil; to conceal; to hide
- to damage photographic film due to excessive light
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | velar | |||||
Personal | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Gerund | ||||||
velando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | velado | velados | ||||
Feminine | velada | veladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | velo | velas | vela | velamos | velades | velan |
Imperfect | velaba | velabas | velaba | velabamos | velabades | velaban |
Preterite | velei | velaches | velou | velamos | velastes | velaron |
Pluperfect | velara | velaras | velara | velaramos | velarades | velaran |
Future | velarei | velarás | velará | velaremos | velaredes | velarán |
Conditional | velaría | velarías | velaría | velariamos | velariades | velarían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | vele | veles | vele | velemos | veledes | velen |
Imperfect | velase | velases | velase | velásemos | velásedes | velasen |
Future | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velaren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | vela | vele | velemos | velade | velen | |
Negative (non) | non veles | non vele | non velemos | non veledes | non velen |
1Less recommended.
References
- “velar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “velar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “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.
- “velar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
velar (strong nominative masculine singular velarer, not comparable)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist velar | sie ist velar | es ist velar | sie sind velar | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | velarer | velare | velares | velare |
genitive | velaren | velarer | velaren | velarer | |
dative | velarem | velarer | velarem | velaren | |
accusative | velaren | velare | velares | velare | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der velare | die velare | das velare | die velaren |
genitive | des velaren | der velaren | des velaren | der velaren | |
dative | dem velaren | der velaren | dem velaren | den velaren | |
accusative | den velaren | die velare | das velare | die velaren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein velarer | eine velare | ein velares | (keine) velaren |
genitive | eines velaren | einer velaren | eines velaren | (keiner) velaren | |
dative | einem velaren | einer velaren | einem velaren | (keinen) velaren | |
accusative | einen velaren | eine velare | ein velares | (keine) velaren |
Derived terms
Further reading
Piedmontese
Adjective
velar
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ve‧lar
Adjective
velar m or f (plural velares)
Noun
velar f (plural velares)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ve‧lar
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)
- to veil (cover with a veil)
- to veil; to conceal; to hide
- to damage photographic film due to excessive light
- Synonym: queimar
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | velar | |||||
Personal | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velarem |
Gerund | ||||||
velando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | velado | velados | ||||
Feminine | velada | veladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | velo | velas | vela | velamos | velais | velam |
Imperfect | velava | velavas | velava | velávamos | veláveis | velavam |
Preterite | velei | velaste | velou | velamos1, velámos2 | velastes | velaram |
Pluperfect | velara | velaras | velara | veláramos | veláreis | velaram |
Future | velarei | velarás | velará | velaremos | velareis | velarão |
Conditional | velaria | velarias | velaria | velaríamos | velaríeis | velariam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | vele | veles | vele | velemos | veleis | velem |
Imperfect | velasse | velasses | velasse | velássemos | velásseis | velassem |
Future | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | vela | vele | velemos | velai | velem | |
Negative (não) | não veles | não vele | não velemos | não veleis | não velem |
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilāre. Compare with its doublets vigiar and vigilar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ve‧lar
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)
- to keep a vigil (overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
- to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | velar | |||||
Personal | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velarem |
Gerund | ||||||
velando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | velado | velados | ||||
Feminine | velada | veladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | velo | velas | vela | velamos | velais | velam |
Imperfect | velava | velavas | velava | velávamos | veláveis | velavam |
Preterite | velei | velaste | velou | velamos1, velámos2 | velastes | velaram |
Pluperfect | velara | velaras | velara | veláramos | veláreis | velaram |
Future | velarei | velarás | velará | velaremos | velareis | velarão |
Conditional | velaria | velarias | velaria | velaríamos | velaríeis | velariam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | vele | veles | vele | velemos | veleis | velem |
Imperfect | velasse | velasses | velasse | velássemos | velásseis | velassem |
Future | velar | velares | velar | velarmos | velardes | velarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | vela | vele | velemos | velai | velem | |
Negative (não) | não veles | não vele | não velemos | não veleis | não velem |
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
velar m or n (feminine singular velară, masculine plural velari, feminine and neuter plural velare)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
vèlār m (Cyrillic spelling вѐла̄р)
- a velar
- Synonyms: jedrènīk, mekonepčanik, stražnjonepčanik
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.
Adjective
velar m or f (masculine and feminine plural velares)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Spanish velar, from velo, or from Latin vēlāre, from vēlum.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)
Conjugation
infinitive | velar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | velando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | velado | velada | |||||
plural | velados | veladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | velo | velastú velásvos |
vela | velamos | veláis | velan | |
imperfect | velaba | velabas | velaba | velábamos | velabais | velaban | |
preterite | velé | velaste | veló | velamos | velasteis | velaron | |
future | velaré | velarás | velará | velaremos | velaréis | velarán | |
conditional | velaría | velarías | velaría | velaríamos | velaríais | velarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | vele | velestú velésvos2 |
vele | velemos | veléis | velen | |
imperfect (ra) |
velara | velaras | velara | veláramos | velarais | velaran | |
imperfect (se) |
velase | velases | velase | velásemos | velaseis | velasen | |
future1 | velare | velares | velare | veláremos | velareis | velaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | velatú velávos |
vele | velemos | velad | velen | ||
negative | no veles | no vele | no velemos | no veléis | no velen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin vigilāre. Compare the borrowed doublet vigilar.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)
- to watch, guard
- to be vigilant
- to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
- to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
- to sit up (with an ill person)
- to keep vigil (over a dead person)
- (intransitive) to stay awake
- (reflexive) to be ensured (+ por)
Conjugation
same as other etymology verb
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “velar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.
Adjective
velar (comparative velarare, superlative velarast)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
velar
Anagrams
- English terms borrowed from Latin
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- Rhymes:English/iːlə(ɹ)
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- English lemmas
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- en:Phonetics
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- ca:Linguistics
- Catalan verbs
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- Danish lemmas
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- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- gl:Phonetics
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- pt:Phonetics
- Portuguese nouns
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ
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- es:Photography
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