vellum

See also: velum

English

Etymology

From Old French velin (French vélin), from vel (“veal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛləm/

Noun

vellum (countable and uncountable, plural vellums)

A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
A writing paper of very high quality.

Translations

type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf

Chinese:
Mandarin: 上等犊皮纸
Esperanto: veleno (eo)
Finnish: pergamentti (fi), veliini (fi)
French: vélin (fr) m
Interlingua: vitellino
Irish: párpháipéar m

Japanese: 上質皮紙 (jōshitsuhishi), ベラム (beramu)
Portuguese: velino (pt) m
Russian: перга́мент (ru) (pergáment)
Spanish: vitela (es)
Turkish: tirşe (tr), tirşe taklidi kağıt
Volapük: pigmin (vo)

writing paper of very high quality

Finnish: silopaperi
French: vélin (fr) m
German: Pergement n, Velin n
Irish: párpháipéar m

Japanese: ベラム紙 (beramushi), ベラム (beramu)
Swedish: veläng n
Turkish: parşömen (tr), parşömen kağıdı

See also

Anagrams

mulvel

Icelandic

Noun

vellum f

indefinite dative plural of vella

Verb

vellum

first-person plural present indicative of vella
first-person plural present subjunctive of vella

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