vela

See also: Vela, veļa, vēla, vêla, velá, veļā, vēlā, velă, and вела

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈviːlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvilə/
• Rhymes: -iːlə

Noun

vela

1. plural of velum

Anagrams

• Leva, Vale, Veal, avel, eval, lave, leva, vale, veal

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Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbe.la]

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. watch (supervision)
2. sleeplessness
3. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
4. sailing (sport)
5. candle (a light source)

Related terms

• velu

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan vela, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.lə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.la/

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. sail (on a boat)
2. sailing (sport)

Related terms

• vel

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Faroese

Noun

vela

1. indefinite genitive plural of vel

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare the inherited Old Portuguese vea.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. a sail
2. sailing

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilia, or back-formation from velar.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. watch, vigil

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈve.la/
• Hyphenation: vé‧la
• Rhymes: -ela

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Doublet of voile.

Noun

vela f (plural vele)

1. (nautical) sail
2. (nautical, sports) sailing

Derived terms

• velista

Related terms

• velo

Descendants

• → Romanian: velă

Etymology 2

Verb

vela

1. inflection of velare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• lave, leva, vale

Further reading

• vela in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Ladin

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. election

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Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.la/, [ˈu̯ɛɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.la/, [ˈvɛːlɑ]

Noun

vela f (genitive velae); first declension

1. Gallic synonym of īriō
   • AD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk XXII, ch. lxxv:

     irionem inter fruges sesamae similem esse diximus et a graecis erysimon vocari, galli velam appellant.

     When treating of the cereals, we have already stated that the irio, which strongly resembles sesame, is also called “erysimon” by the Greeks: the Gauls give it the name of “vela.” ― translation from: J. Bostock and H.T. Riley, The Natural History (1855), bk XXII, ch. lxxv

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vela	velae
Genitive	velae	velārum
Dative	velae	velīs
Accusative	velam	velās
Ablative	velā	velīs
Vocative	vela	velae

Descendants

• French: vélar

References

• vela in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• vela in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• vela in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934, page 1,651/2
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden, Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co., 1894
  • (ambiguous) to put to sea: vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)
    
  • (ambiguous) to set the sails: vela facere, pandere
    
  • (ambiguous) to set the sails: vela dare
    
  • (ambiguous) to furl the sails: vela contrahere (also metaph.)
    
  • (ambiguous) sails and rigging: vela armamentaque
    
• “uela” on page 2,022/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of vēlum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.la/, [ˈu̯eːɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.la/, [ˈvɛːlɑ]

Noun

vēla n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vēlum

Etymology 3

A regularly conjugated form of vēlō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.laː/, [ˈu̯eːɫ̪äː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.la/, [ˈvɛːlɑ]

Verb

vēlā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vēlō

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vela n

1. definite plural of vele

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Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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Piedmontese

Noun

vela f (plural vele)

1. sail

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Portuguese

vela (1)

vela (2)

Alternative forms

• vella (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.lɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.la/, /ˈvɛ.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: ve‧la

Etymology 1

Back-formation from velar. Less likely from Latin vigilia.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle

   Acendi uma vela para iluminar a sala.

   I lit a candle to illuminate the room.

   Synonym: candeia

2. Clipping of vela de ignição.

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: weela

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Latin vēla, plural of vēlum (“sail of a ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg (“to weave a web”). Displaced Old Portuguese vea.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. (nautical) sail

   A embarcação tem dois mastros com velas quadradas.

   The ship has two masts with square sails.

2. (nautical, sports) sailing

   Vela é um desporto olímpico.

   Sailing is an Olympic sport.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

vela

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of velar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of velar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbela/, [ˈbe.la]
• Hyphenation: ve‧la

Etymology 1

From velar, or from Latin vigilia.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle

   Synonyms: cirio, candela

2. wakefulness, sleeplessness

   Synonym: vigilia

   una noche en vela

   a sleepless night

3. vigil, watch

Derived terms

• a dos velas
• apagavelas
• a toda vela
• cada palo que aguante su vela
• magia de velas
• más derecho que una vela
• portavelas
• recoger velas
• sujetavelas
• vela cangreja
• vela güira
• vela latina
• vela solar
• velita

 

Related terms

• duermevela
• velador
• velar
• velorio
• vigilar
• vigilia

 

Verb

vela

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of velar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of velar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of velar.

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare English veil.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. (nautical) sail
2. (nautical) sailing

Derived terms

• a toda vela

Related terms

• velero
• veleta
• velo

 

Descendants

• → Chamicuro: wela

Etymology 3

From ver.

Verb

vela

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ver. in pronominal form for singular feminine noun or person:

   Vela = see (or watch) her (a female); see (or watch) it (a feminine noun).

Anagrams

• lave
• leva
• vale

Further reading

• “vela” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]
2. to appear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvela (obsolete)

Etymology

Back-formation from velig.

Verb

vela (present velar, preterite velade, supine velat, imperative vela)

1. to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take

   Ska det velas hit och dit, så blir det inget.

   If people are going to vacillate, then it won't happen.

Usage notes

• The supine is the same as for vilja (“to want, to will”), which is the opposite of being undecided. Puns are made of this.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vela (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vela		velas
Supine	velat		velats
Imperative	vela		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	velar	velade	velas	velades
Indicative plural1	vela	velade	velas	velades
Subjunctive2	vele	velade	veles	velades
	Participles
Present participle	velande
Past participle	velad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• elva, lave, leva, vale

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dùɪda, applicative form of *-dùa.

Verb

-vela

1. to appear, to come into view
2. to happen, to occur
3. to come, to originate [+locative = from]

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuvela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuvela	ukungaveli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	vela	-vele
Plural	velani	-veleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyavela, ngivela	engivelayo, engivela	ngivela	angiveli	engingaveli	ngingaveli
2nd singular	uyavela, uvela	ovelayo, ovela	uvela	awuveli	ongaveli	ungaveli
1st plural	siyavela, sivela	esivelayo, esivela	sivela	asiveli	esingaveli	singaveli
2nd plural	niyavela, nivela	enivelayo, enivela	nivela	aniveli	eningaveli	ningaveli
Class 1	uyavela, uvela	ovelayo, ovela	evela	akaveli	ongaveli	engaveli
Class 2	bayavela, bavela	abavelayo, abavela	bevela	abaveli	abangaveli	bengaveli
Class 3	uyavela, uvela	ovelayo, ovela	uvela	awuveli	ongaveli	ungaveli
Class 4	iyavela, ivela	evelayo, evela	ivela	ayiveli	engaveli	ingaveli
Class 5	liyavela, livela	elivelayo, elivela	livela	aliveli	elingaveli	lingaveli
Class 6	ayavela, avela	avelayo, avela	evela	awaveli	angaveli	engaveli
Class 7	siyavela, sivela	esivelayo, esivela	sivela	asiveli	esingaveli	singaveli
Class 8	ziyavela, zivela	ezivelayo, ezivela	zivela	aziveli	ezingaveli	zingaveli
Class 9	iyavela, ivela	evelayo, evela	ivela	ayiveli	engaveli	ingaveli
Class 10	ziyavela, zivela	ezivelayo, ezivela	zivela	aziveli	ezingaveli	zingaveli
Class 11	luyavela, luvela	oluvelayo, oluvela	luvela	aluveli	olungaveli	lungaveli
Class 14	buyavela, buvela	obuvelayo, obuvela	buvela	abuveli	obungaveli	bungaveli
Class 15	kuyavela, kuvela	okuvelayo, okuvela	kuvela	akuveli	okungaveli	kungaveli
Class 17	kuyavela, kuvela	okuvelayo, okuvela	kuvela	akuveli	okungaveli	kungaveli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngivelile, ngivelē	engivelile, engivelē	ngivelile, ngivelē	angivelanga	engingavelanga	ngingavelanga
2nd singular	uvelile, uvelē	ovelile, ovelē	uvelile, uvelē	awuvelanga	ongavelanga	ungavelanga
1st plural	sivelile, sivelē	esivelile, esivelē	sivelile, sivelē	asivelanga	esingavelanga	singavelanga
2nd plural	nivelile, nivelē	enivelile, enivelē	nivelile, nivelē	anivelanga	eningavelanga	ningavelanga
Class 1	uvelile, uvelē	ovelile, ovelē	evelile, evelē	akavelanga	ongavelanga	engavelanga
Class 2	bavelile, bavelē	abavelile, abavelē	bevelile, bevelē	abavelanga	abangavelanga	bengavelanga
Class 3	uvelile, uvelē	ovelile, ovelē	uvelile, uvelē	awuvelanga	ongavelanga	ungavelanga
Class 4	ivelile, ivelē	evelile, evelē	ivelile, ivelē	ayivelanga	engavelanga	ingavelanga
Class 5	livelile, livelē	elivelile, elivelē	livelile, livelē	alivelanga	elingavelanga	lingavelanga
Class 6	avelile, avelē	avelile, avelē	evelile, evelē	awavelanga	angavelanga	engavelanga
Class 7	sivelile, sivelē	esivelile, esivelē	sivelile, sivelē	asivelanga	esingavelanga	singavelanga
Class 8	zivelile, zivelē	ezivelile, ezivelē	zivelile, zivelē	azivelanga	ezingavelanga	zingavelanga
Class 9	ivelile, ivelē	evelile, evelē	ivelile, ivelē	ayivelanga	engavelanga	ingavelanga
Class 10	zivelile, zivelē	ezivelile, ezivelē	zivelile, zivelē	azivelanga	ezingavelanga	zingavelanga
Class 11	luvelile, luvelē	oluvelile, oluvelē	luvelile, luvelē	aluvelanga	olungavelanga	lungavelanga
Class 14	buvelile, buvelē	obuvelile, obuvelē	buvelile, buvelē	abuvelanga	obungavelanga	bungavelanga
Class 15	kuvelile, kuvelē	okuvelile, okuvelē	kuvelile, kuvelē	akuvelanga	okungavelanga	kungavelanga
Class 17	kuvelile, kuvelē	okuvelile, okuvelē	kuvelile, kuvelē	akuvelanga	okungavelanga	kungavelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāvela	engāvela	ngāvela	angivelanga	engingavelanga	ngingavelanga
2nd singular	wāvela	owāvela	wāvela	awuvelanga	ongavelanga	ungavelanga
1st plural	sāvela	esāvela	sāvela	asivelanga	esingavelanga	singavelanga
2nd plural	nāvela	enāvela	nāvela	anivelanga	eningavelanga	ningavelanga
Class 1	wāvela	owāvela	āvela	akavelanga	ongavelanga	engavelanga
Class 2	bāvela	abāvela	bāvela	abavelanga	abangavelanga	bengavelanga
Class 3	wāvela	owāvela	wāvela	awuvelanga	ongavelanga	ungavelanga
Class 4	yāvela	eyāvela	yāvela	ayivelanga	engavelanga	ingavelanga
Class 5	lāvela	elāvela	lāvela	alivelanga	elingavelanga	lingavelanga
Class 6	āvela	āvela	āvela	awavelanga	angavelanga	engavelanga
Class 7	sāvela	esāvela	sāvela	asivelanga	esingavelanga	singavelanga
Class 8	zāvela	ezāvela	zāvela	azivelanga	ezingavelanga	zingavelanga
Class 9	yāvela	eyāvela	yāvela	ayivelanga	engavelanga	ingavelanga
Class 10	zāvela	ezāvela	zāvela	azivelanga	ezingavelanga	zingavelanga
Class 11	lwāvela	olwāvela	lwāvela	aluvelanga	olungavelanga	lungavelanga
Class 14	bāvela	obāvela	bāvela	abuvelanga	obungavelanga	bungavelanga
Class 15	kwāvela	okwāvela	kwāvela	akuvelanga	okungavelanga	kungavelanga
Class 17	kwāvela	okwāvela	kwāvela	akuvelanga	okungavelanga	kungavelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingavela	—	ngingavela	ngingevele	—	ngingevele
2nd singular	ungavela	—	ungavela	ungevele	—	ungevele
1st plural	singavela	—	singavela	singevele	—	singevele
2nd plural	ningavela	—	ningavela	ningevele	—	ningevele
Class 1	angavela	—	engavela	angevele	—	engevele
Class 2	bangavela	—	bengavela	bangevele	—	bengevele
Class 3	ungavela	—	ungavela	ungevele	—	ungevele
Class 4	ingavela	—	ingavela	ingevele	—	ingevele
Class 5	lingavela	—	lingavela	lingevele	—	lingevele
Class 6	angavela	—	engavela	angevele	—	engevele
Class 7	singavela	—	singavela	singevele	—	singevele
Class 8	zingavela	—	zingavela	zingevele	—	zingevele
Class 9	ingavela	—	ingavela	ingevele	—	ingevele
Class 10	zingavela	—	zingavela	zingevele	—	zingevele
Class 11	lungavela	—	lungavela	lungevele	—	lungevele
Class 14	bungavela	—	bungavela	bungevele	—	bungevele
Class 15	kungavela	—	kungavela	kungevele	—	kungevele
Class 17	kungavela	—	kungavela	kungevele	—	kungevele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizovela	engizovela	ngizovela	angizuvela	engingezuvela	ngingezuvela
2nd singular	uzovela	ozovela	uzovela	awuzuvela	ongezuvela	ungezuvela
1st plural	sizovela	esizovela	sizovela	asizuvela	esingezuvela	singezuvela
2nd plural	nizovela	enizovela	nizovela	anizuvela	eningezuvela	ningezuvela
Class 1	uzovela	ozovela	ezovela	akazuvela	ongezuvela	engezuvela
Class 2	bazovela	abazovela	bezovela	abazuvela	abangezuvela	bengezuvela
Class 3	uzovela	ozovela	uzovela	awuzuvela	ongezuvela	ungezuvela
Class 4	izovela	ezovela	izovela	ayizuvela	engezuvela	ingezuvela
Class 5	lizovela	elizovela	lizovela	alizuvela	elingezuvela	lingezuvela
Class 6	azovela	azovela	ezovela	awazuvela	angezuvela	engezuvela
Class 7	sizovela	esizovela	sizovela	asizuvela	esingezuvela	singezuvela
Class 8	zizovela	ezizovela	zizovela	azizuvela	ezingezuvela	zingezuvela
Class 9	izovela	ezovela	izovela	ayizuvela	engezuvela	ingezuvela
Class 10	zizovela	ezizovela	zizovela	azizuvela	ezingezuvela	zingezuvela
Class 11	luzovela	oluzovela	luzovela	aluzuvela	olungezuvela	lungezuvela
Class 14	buzovela	obuzovela	buzovela	abuzuvela	obungezuvela	bungezuvela
Class 15	kuzovela	okuzovela	kuzovela	akuzuvela	okungezuvela	kungezuvela
Class 17	kuzovela	okuzovela	kuzovela	akuzuvela	okungezuvela	kungezuvela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyovela	engiyovela	ngiyovela	angiyuvela	engingeyuvela	ngingeyuvela
2nd singular	uyovela	oyovela	uyovela	awuyuvela	ongeyuvela	ungeyuvela
1st plural	siyovela	esiyovela	siyovela	asiyuvela	esingeyuvela	singeyuvela
2nd plural	niyovela	eniyovela	niyovela	aniyuvela	eningeyuvela	ningeyuvela
Class 1	uyovela	oyovela	eyovela	akayuvela	ongeyuvela	engeyuvela
Class 2	bayovela	abayovela	beyovela	abayuvela	abangeyuvela	bengeyuvela
Class 3	uyovela	oyovela	uyovela	awuyuvela	ongeyuvela	ungeyuvela
Class 4	iyovela	eyovela	iyovela	ayiyuvela	engeyuvela	ingeyuvela
Class 5	liyovela	eliyovela	liyovela	aliyuvela	elingeyuvela	lingeyuvela
Class 6	ayovela	ayovela	eyovela	awayuvela	angeyuvela	engeyuvela
Class 7	siyovela	esiyovela	siyovela	asiyuvela	esingeyuvela	singeyuvela
Class 8	ziyovela	eziyovela	ziyovela	aziyuvela	ezingeyuvela	zingeyuvela
Class 9	iyovela	eyovela	iyovela	ayiyuvela	engeyuvela	ingeyuvela
Class 10	ziyovela	eziyovela	ziyovela	aziyuvela	ezingeyuvela	zingeyuvela
Class 11	luyovela	oluyovela	luyovela	aluyuvela	olungeyuvela	lungeyuvela
Class 14	buyovela	obuyovela	buyovela	abuyuvela	obungeyuvela	bungeyuvela
Class 15	kuyovela	okuyovela	kuyovela	akuyuvela	okungeyuvela	kungeyuvela
Class 17	kuyovela	okuyovela	kuyovela	akuyuvela	okungeyuvela	kungeyuvela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngivele	ngingaveli
2nd singular	uvele	ungaveli
1st plural	sivele	singaveli
2nd plural	nivele	ningaveli
Class 1	avele	angaveli
Class 2	bavele	bangaveli
Class 3	uvele	ungaveli
Class 4	ivele	ingaveli
Class 5	livele	lingaveli
Class 6	avele	angaveli
Class 7	sivele	singaveli
Class 8	zivele	zingaveli
Class 9	ivele	ingaveli
Class 10	zivele	zingaveli
Class 11	luvele	lungaveli
Class 14	buvele	bungaveli
Class 15	kuvele	kungaveli
Class 17	kuvele	kungaveli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngavela	ngangavela, angavela, angangavela
2nd singular	wavela	wangavela, awavela, awangavela
1st plural	savela	sangavela, asavela, asangavela
2nd plural	navela	nangavela, anavela, anangavela
Class 1	wavela	wangavela, akavela, akangavela
Class 2	bavela	bangavela, abavela, abangavela
Class 3	wavela	wangavela, awavela, awangavela
Class 4	yavela	yangavela, ayavela, ayangavela
Class 5	lavela	langavela, alavela, alangavela
Class 6	avela	angavela, awavela, awangavela
Class 7	savela	sangavela, asavela, asangavela
Class 8	zavela	zangavela, azavela, azangavela
Class 9	yavela	yangavela, ayavela, ayangavela
Class 10	zavela	zangavela, azavela, azangavela
Class 11	lwavela	lwangavela, alwavela, alwangavela
Class 14	bavela	bangavela, abavela, abangavela
Class 15	kwavela	kwangavela, akwavela, akwangavela
Class 17	kwavela	kwangavela, akwavela, akwangavela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi, “vela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, 1972, →ISBN: “vela (6.3)”