vello

See also Vello, and velló

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus.

Adjective

vello m (feminine vella, masculine plural vellos, feminine plural vellas)

1. old

Antonyms

• xove

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin vellus.

Noun

vello m

1. hair

Anagrams

• volle

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Latin

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Verb

present active vellō, present infinitive vellere, perfect active vulsī, supine vulsum.

1. I pluck out (feathers etc)
2. I depilate
3. I pull or tear down; I demolish

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vellō	vellis	vellit	vellimus	vellitis	vellunt
	future	vellam	vellēs	vellet	vellēmus	vellētis	vellent
	imperfect	vellēbam	vellēbās	vellēbat	vellēbāmus	vellēbātis	vellēbant
	perfect	vulsī	vulsistī	vulsit	vulsimus	vulsistis	vulsērunt
	future perfect	vulserō	vulseris	vulserit	vulserimus	vulseritis	vulserint
	pluperfect	vulseram	vulserās	vulserat	vulserāmus	vulserātis	vulserant
passive	present	vellor	velleris	vellitur	vellimur	velliminī	velluntur
	future	vellar	vellēris	vellētur	vellēmur	vellēminī	vellentur
	imperfect	vellēbar	vellēbāris	vellēbātur	vellēbāmur	vellēbāminī	vellēbantur
	perfect	Use vulsus m, vulsa f, vulsum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use vulsus m, vulsa f, vulsum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vulsus m, vulsa f, vulsum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vellam	vellās	vellat	vellāmus	vellātis	vellant
	imperfect	vellerem	vellerēs	velleret	vellerēmus	vellerētis	vellerent
	perfect	vulserim	vulserīs	vulserit	vulserīmus	vulserītis	vulserint
	pluperfect	vulsissem	vulsissēs	vulsisset	vulsissēmus	vulsissētis	vulsissent
passive	present	vellar	vellāris	vellātur	vellāmur	vellāminī	vellantur
	imperfect	vellerer	vellerēris	vellerētur	vellerēmur	vellerēminī	vellerentur
	perfect	Use vulsus m, vulsa f, vulsum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vulsus m, vulsa f, vulsum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	velle	vellitō	vellitō	vellere	vellitor	vellitor
	plural	vellite	vellitōte	velluntō	velliminī	—	velluntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vellere	vulsisse	vulsūrus esse	vellī	vulsus esse	vulsum īrī
participles		vellēns (vellentis)	—	vulsūrus-ra, -rum	—	vulsus-a, -um	vellendus-nda, -ndum

Descendants

• Aromanian: bilescu, bilire
• Italian: vellere
• Romanian: beli

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin villus (“hair, tuft of hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbe.ʎo/, /ˈbe.ʝo/
• Homophones: bello

Noun

vello m (plural vellos)

1. body hair, androgenic hair, vellus hair

Derived terms

• vello corporal m
• vello púbico m
• velludo

Related terms

• velloso