velar

See also: vélar

English

Etymology

From Latin velaris, from velum (“sail; veil, awning”)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈviːlɚ/, /ˈveɪlɚ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈviːlə/, /ˈveɪlə/

Adjective

velar

  1. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
  2. (mycology) Referring to a veil.
  • velic

Translations

Noun

velar (plural velars)

  1. (phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate

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Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

velar

  1. velar

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) +‎ -ar.

Adjective

velar m, f (plural velares, comparable)

  1. (phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

velar f (plural velares)

  1. (phonetics) velar (a consonant articulated at the soft palate)

Etymology 2

From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)

  1. to veil (to cover with a veil)
  2. to veil; to conceal; to hide
  3. to damage photographic film due to excessive light
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Etymology 3

From Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Confer with its cognates vigiar and vigilar.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)

  1. to keep a vigil (overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
  2. to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)
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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

velar m (Cyrillic spelling велар)

  1. a velar

Declension

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.

Adjective

velar (plural velares)

  1. velar

Etymology 2

From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō, from velum.

Verb

velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

  1. to veil
  2. (information) to conceal, cover, hide
  3. (photography) to fog
Conjugation
        Conjugation of velar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    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
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of velaredit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive velar
      dative velarme velarte velarle, velarse velarnos velaros velarles, velarse
      accusative velarme velarte velarlo, velarla, velarse velarnos velaros velarlos, velarlas, velarse
      with gerund velando
      dative velándome velándote velándole, velándose velándonos velándoos velándoles, velándose
      accusative velándome velándote velándolo, velándola, velándose velándonos velándoos velándolos, velándolas, velándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative vela
      dative vélame vélate vélale vélanos not used vélales
      accusative vélame vélate vélalo, vélala vélanos not used vélalos, vélalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative vele
      dative véleme not used vélele, vélese vélenos not used véleles
      accusative véleme not used vélelo, vélela, vélese vélenos not used vélelos, vélelas
      with first-person plural imperative velemos
      dative not used velémoste velémosle velémonos velémoos velémosles
      accusative not used velémoste velémoslo, velémosla velémonos velémoos velémoslos, velémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative velad
      dative veladme not used veladle veladnos velaos veladles
      accusative veladme not used veladlo, veladla veladnos velaos veladlos, veladlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative velen
      dative vélenme not used vélenle vélennos not used vélenles, vélense
      accusative vélenme not used vélenlo, vélenla vélennos not used vélenlos, vélenlas, vélense
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      From Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Compare the borrowed doublet vigilar.

      Verb

      velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

      1. to watch, guard
      2. to be vigilant
      3. to sit up (with an ill person)
      4. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
      5. (intransitive) to stay awake
      Conjugation

      same as other etymology verb

      See also

      Swedish

      Adjective

      velar (comparative velarare, superlative velarast)

      1. (phonetics) velar

      Verb

      velar

      1. present tense of vela.
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