vel

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 2 Albanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Noun 4 Czech 4.1 Verb form 5 Dutch 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms 5.2.2 Synonyms 5.3 Verb form 5.4 References 6 Icelandic 6.1 Adverb 6.1.1 Derived terms 6.2 Verb 7 Latin 7.1 Conjunction 8 Manx 8.1 Verb 8.2 Usage notes 9 Old High German 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 10 Volapük 10.1 Numeral

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

vel

1. (as vel): ISO-639-3 code for Veluws

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin velum.

[edit] Noun

vel m.

1. A veil

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

vel m.

1. A veil

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Verb form

vel

1. imperative form of velet - to command

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch vel akin to Anglosaxon fell (whence English fell), Gothic *fill, from Germanic *fello- > Indo-European *pello- of *pelno- whence Latin: pellis, Greek: πέλλα; cognate with German Fell

[edit] Noun

vel n. (plural vellen, diminutive velletje, diminutive plural velletjes)

1. A skin, hide
2. A fur, pelt
3. A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page)

   Het glas van een gloeilamp is niet veel dikker dan een vel papier

   The glass of a lightbulb is not much thicker than a sheet of paper.

4. A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk
5. A rag, shred

   Zijn onderbroek hing in vellen na de stokslagen

   His briefs were shredded after the caning

[edit] Derived terms

• vellig (adjective)
• velploter m.
• dierenvel n.
• dik vel n.
• nekvel n.
• olifantenvel n.

[edit] Synonyms

• (skin) huid
• (fur) pels
• (sheet) blad n.

[edit] Verb form

vel

1. present imperfect singular and simple imperative of vellen

[edit] References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
• Etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, by Johannes Franck, M. Nijhoff 1892

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Adverb

vel (comparative betur, superlative best) (háttaratviksorð)

1. well

[edit] Derived terms

• vel á minnst
• allt er gott sem endar vel
• gjörðu svo vel
• ganga vel
• gangi þér vel

[edit] Verb

vel

1. First person singular present indicative of velja.
2. Imperative singular of velja.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Conjunction

vel

1. either, or

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Verb

vel

1. Present dependent form of bee:

   am, is, are

   • Abbyr dy vel eh çheet. Let us assume that he is coming.
   • As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh. The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.
   • Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney. A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.
   • Vel oo ayns shoh rish foddey? Have you been here long?

[edit] Usage notes

• Use with cha primarily confined to higher registers.

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *fellam, whence also Old English fell

[edit] Noun

vel n.

1. A fur

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Numeral

vel

1. (cardinal) seven