vedel

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (archaic) veêl, veel === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vēdele, borrowed from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed musical instrument”). Cognate to English fiddle. Doublet of viool and viola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveː.dəl/ Hyphenation: ve‧del Rhymes: -eːdəl === Noun === vedel f (plural vedels or vedelen, diminutive vedeltje n) a vielle, a precursor to the violin (dated, dialectal) a violin ==== Derived terms ==== vedelen === Further reading === vedel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Estonian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈved̥el/, [ˈved̥el] Rhymes: -edel Hyphenation: ve‧del === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *vetelä, derived from *vete- (“water”). Cognates include Finnish vetelä, Votic vetele and Livonian vie’ddõl. ==== Adjective ==== vedel (genitive vedela, partitive vedelat, comparative vedelam, superlative kõige vedelam or vedelaim) (chemistry) liquid, fluid (not maintaining a definite shape, neither solid nor gaseous) Coordinate terms: gaasiline, tahke aine vedel olek ― liquid state of a substance vedel mesi ― liquid honey vedel seep ― liquid soap Elavhõbe on vedel metall. ― Mercury is a liquid metal. Kui tainas on liiga vedel, tuleb lisada jahu. ― If the dough is too runny, add flour. See rohi teeb vere vedelamaks. ― This medication makes your blood thinner. boggy, swampy, marshy (ground) Maapind on pehme ja vedel. ― The ground is soft and wet. (figuratively, of the body) loose, slack; sluggish vedelad lihased ― flabby muscles (figuratively, of a person) inept, lazy, weak-willed; timid ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Compounds ===== ==== Noun ==== vedel (genitive vedela, partitive vedelat) liquid, fluid ===== Declension ===== ===== Compounds ===== === Etymology 2 === Derived from vedama (“to drag”). ==== Noun ==== vedel (genitive vedeli, partitive vedelit) (fishing) troll ===== Declension ===== ===== Compounds ===== === References === vedel in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “vedel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛdɛl] Hyphenation: ve‧del Rhymes: -ɛl === Verb === vedel to drink (to excess), swill, down ==== Conjugation ==== === See also === vedlik (an unrelated verb with a similar form) === Further reading === vedel in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Slovak == === Participle === vedel masculine singular l-participle of vedieť == Slovene == === Participle === vēdəł or vẹ̄dəł masculine singular l-participle of vesti == Volapük == === Noun === vedel (genitive vedela, plural vedels) Wednesday, the fourth day of the week. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== folüdel ==== Derived terms ==== vedelik vedelo === See also === days of the week: vigadels (appendix): mudel · tudel · vedel · dödel · fridel · zädel · sudel [edit]