veu

See also: véu, veü, and ve'u

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvew]

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Etymology 1

From Old Catalan veu, from older vou (via dissimilation), from Latin vocem, vōx, from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs. Compare Occitan votz, French voix, Spanish voz.

Alternative forms

• vou (archaic)

Noun

veu f (plural veus)

1. voice
2. word, term

Derived terms

• portaveu

Etymology 2

From Latin vicis, vicem.

Noun

veu f (plural veus)

1. (archaic) time, occasion
2. (archaic, in the plural) place, stead

Derived terms

• portantveus

Related terms

• vegada

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

veu

References

• “veu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “veu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Verb

veu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

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Ligurian

Verb

veu

1. second/third-person singular present indicative of voéi

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Middle French

Verb

veu

1. past participle of veoir

Adverb

veu

1. given
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, book II, chapter 8:

     il ne pouvoit autrement eviter nostre importunité, veu la condition de ses enfans

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: vu

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Old French

Verb

veu

1. past participle of veoir