veli

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞.li] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvɛ.li] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈbɛ.li] === Verb === veli inflection of velar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveli/ Rhymes: -eli Syllabification: ve‧li === Verb === veli (present velas, past velis, future velos, conditional velus, volitive velu) (intransitive) to sail ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “veli”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “veli”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *velji. Cognate with Finnish veli. === Noun === veli (genitive velle or velje, partitive velle or velje) (uncommon) brother Synonyms: vend, vennas ==== Declension ==== == Faroese == === Noun === veli indefinite dative singular of vel == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *velji (compare Estonian veli and further also Northern Sami viellja), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swelijô (compare Old Norse svilar). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞li] Rhymes: -eli Syllabification(key): ve‧li Hyphenation(key): ve‧li === Noun === veli brother (male sibling) (rare or as a headword in compounds) brother (ally or fellow) (in particular) Term of address used by World War II veterans among each other. (Helsinki slang) bro ==== Usage notes ==== The Helsinki slang usage "bro" is often associated with immigrants. ==== Declension ==== Inflection of this word is somewhat irregular. The stem in inflected forms is velj(e)-. The nominative singular would, by this logic, be *velji, but is veli instead (however, plural forms have velji-, not ×veli-). ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “veli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === Elvi, ilve, live == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *velji. Cognates include Finnish veli and Estonian veli. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞lʲiˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋelʲi/, [ˈʋe̞lʲiˑ] Rhymes: -eli, -elʲi Hyphenation: ve‧li === Noun === veli synonym of veljä (“brother”) ==== Declension ==== All forms except the nominative singular show the stem veljä- and are shared with veljä. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Fedor Tumansky (1790), “вѣли”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 699 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 651 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈve.li/ Rhymes: -eli Hyphenation: vé‧li === Noun === veli m plural of velo === Verb === veli inflection of velare: second-person singular present indicative first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Anagrams === Levi, levi, live, vile == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈweː.liː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.li] === Noun === vēlī n genitive singular of vēlum == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛː.lɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛːlɪ === Noun === veli plural of velu == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English veil. === Pronunciation === === Noun === veli class IX (plural veli class X) veil (something to hide an object) Synonyms: ukaya, barakoa == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولی (veli), from Old Anatolian Turkish ولی (velī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veˈli(ː)/ Hyphenation: ve‧li === Noun === veli (definite accusative veliyi, plural veliler) (law) custodian, guardian Synonyms: ege, iye parent Synonyms: ebeveyn, anne-baba (religion, Islam) synonym of ermiş (Islam) one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam, meaning the helper of the believers (archaic) friend, acquaintance ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “veli”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “veli”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “veli”, in Nişanyan Sözlük == Võro == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *velji. === Noun === veli (genitive vele or velle, partitive veljä or velle) brother ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template.