veia

See also: veía and veîa

Catalan

Verb

veia

first-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure
third-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure

Portuguese

Alternative forms

veya (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.a/, /ˈvej.ɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɐ/
Hyphenation: vei‧a

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

(anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)
(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)
(geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)
a small stream or creek

Synonyms

(distinct body of minerals): filão, veio, vieiro
(small stream): regato, riacho, ribeiro, veio

Coordinate terms

(blood vessel): artéria, capilar

Derived terms

Terms derived from veia

grande veia cardíaca
veia cava inferior
veia cava superior
veia grande safena

veia jugular
veia pequena safena
veia porta
veia pulmonar

veia safena externa
veia safena interna
veia safena magna
veia safena parva

Related terms

Terms related to veia

flebo-
veiado
venal

veno-
venocapilar
venografia

venomérico
venômero

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) via

Etymology

From Latin via.

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) road, street; way

Synonyms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada

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