veo

Alternative forms

• vío

Etymology

Probably derived or akin to Late Latin vibia (“crosspiece”) which was perhaps borrowed from Gaulish; if just akin, then from a local Celtic *vibio-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”).^[1] Cognate with Portuguese veio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeo̝/, /ˈbeʊ̯/

Noun

veo m (plural veos)

1. peg under the bed of the cart used for tying and securing the load
2. dowel, pin (a piece of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts)
3. lever, crank
4. crosspiece
5. part of the vertical axis of a water mill
6. axis of the reel
7. plaited frame used to protect a haystack
8. each one of the twigs used to plait that frame

Derived terms

• envear

References

• “beo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “veo” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “veo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

veo

1. Obsolete form of veio.

Etymology

From Latin velum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêo/
• Hyphenation: ve‧o

Noun

vȅo m (Cyrillic spelling ве̏о)

1. veil

Verb

veo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ver.