veio

See also: Veio, véio, and vêio

Galician

Verb

veio

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From veia (“vein”).

Alternative forms

• vêio (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.o/ [ˈveɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈve.u/

• Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
• Hyphenation: vei‧o

Noun

veio m (plural veios)

1. vein (stripe or streak of a different colour or composition)

   Synonym: estria

2. (geology, mining) vein (thin deposit of a mineral or metal)

   Synonyms: filão, veeiro, fieira

3. rivulet (a very small stream)

   Synonym: regato

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• veyo (obsolete)
• veo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.o/ [ˈveɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈve.u/

• Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
• Hyphenation: vei‧o

Verb

veio

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• véio

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.u/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.u/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.o/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.o]

Noun

veio m (plural veios, feminine veia, feminine plural veias)

1. Eye dialect spelling of velho, representing Caipira Portuguese.
2. (Brazil, colloquial) bro (informal term of address for a friend)

Adjective

veio (feminine veia, masculine plural veios, feminine plural veias)

1. Eye dialect spelling of velho, representing Caipira Portuguese.