veto

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

  • From Latin veto ( = first-person singular active indicative present of vetare), "I forbid".

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
veto

Plural
vetoes or vetos

veto (plural vetoes or vetos)

  1. A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
  2. An invocation of that right.

[edit] Translations

Political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
Invocation of that right

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to veto

Third person singular
vetoes

Simple past
vetoed

Past participle
vetoed

Present participle
vetoing

to veto (third-person singular simple present vetoes, present participle vetoing, simple past and past participle vetoed)

  1. (transitive) To use a veto against.

[edit] Translations

To use a veto against
  • Japanese: 拒否権を発動する (kyohiken-wo-hatsudō-suru), 拒否権を行使する

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

veto m. sg.

  1. veto

[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

veto n.

  1. veto

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin vetō (“‘I forbid’”).

[edit] Noun

veto n. (singular definite vetoet, plural indefinite vetoer)

  1. veto

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of “veto”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative veto vetoet vetoer vetoerne
genitive vetos vetoets vetoers vetoernes

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

veto

  1. veto

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ve‧to
  • IPA: [ˈveto]

[edit] Noun

veto

  1. the act of pulling, pull.
  2. draught/draft of air.
  3. stroke of hand, oar etc.
  4. bet (eg. in gambling).
[edit] Declension
Declension of veto (type valo)
singular plural
nominative veto vedot
genitive vedon vetojen
partitive vetoa vetoja
accusative veto
vedon		 vedot
inessive vedossa vedoissa
elative vedosta vedoista
illative vetoon vetoihin
adessive vedolla vedoilla
ablative vedolta vedoilta
allative vedolle vedoille
essive vetona vetoina
translative vedoksi vedoiksi
instructive – vedoin
abessive vedotta vedoitta
comitative – vetoineen

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin veto ( = first-person singular active indicative present of vetare), "I forbid".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈveːtːo]

[edit] Noun

veto

  1. veto.
[edit] Declension
Declension of veto (type valo)
singular plural
nominative veto vetot
genitive veton vetojen
partitive vetoa vetoja
accusative veto
veton		 vetot
inessive vetossa vetoissa
elative vetosta vetoista
illative vetoon vetoihin
adessive vetolla vetoilla
ablative vetolta vetoilta
allative vetolle vetoille
essive vetona vetoina
translative vetoksi vetoiksi
instructive – vetoin
abessive vetotta vetoitta
comitative – vetoineen

[edit] French

[edit] Noun

veto m. (plural: vetos)

  1. veto
  2. vet (veterinarian)
    Nous avons dû emmener le chien pour le veto - We had to take the dog to the vet's

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

veto m. (plural veti)

  1. veto

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

present active vetō, present infinitive vetāre, perfect active vetuī, supine vetitum.

  1. I forbid, oppose, veto.

[edit] Inflection

First Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present vetō vetās vetat vetāmus vetātis vetant
future vetābō vetābis vetābit vetābimus vetābitis vetābunt
imperfect vetābam vetābās vetābat vetābāmus vetābātis vetābant
perfect vetuī vetuistī vetuit vetuimus vetuistis vetuērunt
pluperfect vetueram vetuerās vetuerat vetuerāmus vetuerātis vetuerant
future perfect vetuerō vetueris vetuerit vetuerimus vetueritis vetuerint
passive present vetor vetāris vetātur vetāmur vetāminī vetantur
future vetābor vetāberis vetābitur vetābimur vetābiminī vetābuntur
imperfect vetābar vetābāris vetābātur vetābāmur vetābāminī vetābantur
perfect Use vetitus m., vetita f., vetitum n. followed by the present indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use vetitus m., vetita f., vetitum n. followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
future perfect Use vetitus m., vetita f., vetitum n. followed by the future indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present vetem vetēs vetet vetēmus vetētis vetent
imperfect vetārem vetārēs vetāret vetārēmus vetārētis vetārent
perfect vetuerim vetuerīs vetuerit vetuerīmus vetuerītis vetuerint
pluperfect vetuissem vetuissēs vetuisset vetuissēmus vetuissētis vetuissent
passive present veter vetēris vetētur vetēmur vetēminī vetentur
imperfect vetārer vetārēris vetārētur vetārēmur vetārēminī vetārentur
perfect Use vetitus m., vetita f., vetitum n. followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use vetitus m., vetita f., vetitum 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 vetā vetātō vetātō vetāre vetor vetor
plural vetāte vetātōte vetantō vetāminī — vetantor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives vetāre vetuisse vetitūrus esse vetārī vetitus esse vetitum īrī
participles vetāns (vetantis) — vetitūrus -ra, -rum — vetitus -a, -um vetandus -nda, -ndum

[edit] Interjection

vetō!

  1. I forbid it! I protest!

[edit] Usage notes

Used in the Senate by tribunes to oppose objectionable measures.

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

veto n. (definite singular vetoet; indefinite plural veto; definite plural vetoa/vetoene)

  1. veto

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin veto.

[edit] Noun

veto m. (plural vetos)

Singular
veto m.

Plural
vetos m.
  1. veto

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

veto

  1. Veto.
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