vela

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈviːlə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈvilə/ Rhymes: -iːlə === Noun === vela plural of velum === Anagrams === Leva, Vale, Veal, avel, eval, lave, leva, vale, veal == Albanian == === Verb === vela first-person singular aorist of vel == Asturian == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbela/ [ˈbe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: ve‧la === Noun === vela f (plural veles) watch (supervision) sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) sailing (sport) candle (a light source) Synonym: candela ==== Related terms ==== velu == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvə.lə] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvɛ.la] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbɛ.la] Rhymes: -ɛla Hyphenation: ve‧la === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Catalan vela, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural veles) sail (on a boat) sailing (sport) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== vel ==== References ==== Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vela”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of velar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Faroese == === Noun === vela indefinite genitive plural of vel == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vīlla. === Noun === vela f (plural veles) (ORB, broad) city ==== Related terms ==== velâjo === References === ville in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca vela in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛla/ [ˈbɛ.lɐ] Rhymes: -ɛla Hyphenation: ve‧la === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare the inherited Old Portuguese vea. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) a sail sailing === Etymology 2 === From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilia, or back-formation from velar. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) watch, vigil === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of velar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈve.la/ Rhymes: -ela Hyphenation: vé‧la === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Doublet of voile. ==== Alternative forms ==== velo (archaic) ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural vele) (nautical) sail (nautical, sports) sailing (architecture) web (of a vault) ===== Derived terms ===== velista ===== Related terms ===== velame velo ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: velă === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of velare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === vela in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === lave, leva, vale == Ladin == === Noun === vela f (plural veles) election == Latin == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.la] ==== Noun ==== vela f (genitive velae); first declension Gallic synonym of īriō 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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 vēlum. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈweː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.la] ==== Noun ==== vēla n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vēlum === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈweː.ɫaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.la] ==== Verb ==== vēlā second-person singular present active imperative of vēlō == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === vela n definite plural of vele == Phuthi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa. === Verb === -vela to come, to originate [with locative ‘from’] ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == Piedmontese == === Noun === vela f (plural vele) sail == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === vella (obsolete) === Pronunciation === Homophone: bela (Northern Portugal) Hyphenation: ve‧la === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from velar. Less likely inherited from Latin vigilia. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) candle Synonym: candeia clipping of vela de ignição (slang) third wheel ===== Descendants ===== Kadiwéu: weela === Etymology 2 === From Old Galician-Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Latin vēla, plural of vēlum (“sail of a ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg (“to weave a web”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese vea. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) (nautical) sail (nautical, sports) sailing ===== Derived terms ===== ir de vela === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of velar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbela/ [ˈbe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: ve‧la === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from velar. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) candle Synonyms: cirio, candela wakefulness, sleeplessness Synonym: vigilia una noche en vela ― a sleepless night vigil, watch (Latin America) vigil (any of various indigenous festivals) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare English veil. ==== Noun ==== vela f (plural velas) (nautical) sail (nautical) sailing ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Chamicuro: wela === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of ver: second-person singular imperative combined with la second-person singular voseo imperative combined with la === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== vela second-person singular imperative of ir combined with la === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== vela inflection of velar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === lave leva vale == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa. === Verb === -vela to come, to originate [with locative ‘from’] 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) to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take (with disapproving connotations) ==== 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 ==== === Further reading === “vela”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === elva, lave, leva, vale == Tongan == === Adjective === vela hot == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa. === Verb === -vela to come, to originate [with locative ‘from’] ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa. === Verb === -vela to appear, to come into view to happen, to occur to come, to originate [with locative ‘from’] ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “vela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “vela (6.3)”