vela

See also: veļa, veļā, and Vela

English

Noun

vela

1. plural form of velum

Anagrams

• avel
• eval
• lave
• leva
• vale
• veal

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin vēla, plural of vēlum.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. a sail
2. sailing

Etymology 2

From Latin vigilia.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. watch, vigil

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin vēla, plural of vēlum.

Noun

vela f (plural vele)

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

Verb

vela

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

Anagrams

• lave, leva, vale

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Ladin

Noun

vela f (plural veles)

1. election

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Latin

Noun

vēla

1. nominative plural of vēlum
2. accusative plural of vēlum
3. vocative plural of vēlum

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

vela

Etymology 1

Back-formation from velar.

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle

vela

Etymology 2

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

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

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

Verb

vela

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of velar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of velar

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From velar

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

1. candle
2. wakefulness, sleeplessness

   una noche en vela

   a sleepless night

3. vigil, watch

Synonyms

• (candle): cirio m, candela m
• (wakefulness): vigilia f

Derived terms

• a dos velas
• a toda vela
• más derecho que una vela
• recoger velas

Related terms

• velar
• velorio
• duermevela

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 Latin vēla, plural of velum

Noun

vela f (plural velas)

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

Related terms

• veleta
• velero
• velo

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Swedish

Verb

vela

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of vela

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	vela	—
Present tense	velar	—
Past tense	velade	—
Supine	velat	—
Imperative	vela	—
Present participle	velande
Past participle	—

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.