veto

See also: Veto, vetó, and véto

English

Etymology

From Latin vetō (“I forbid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːtəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈviːtoʊ/
  • Flapping is optional: IPA^(key): [ˈviːɾoʊ] or IPA^(key): [ˈviːtʰoʊ].
• Rhymes: -iːtəʊ

Noun

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.
3. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
   • (Can we date this quote by George Eliot and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family.

Translations

political right

• Catalan: vet (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 否決權／否决权 (zh) (fǒujuéquán), 否决权 (zh) (fǒujuéquán)

• Czech: veto (cs) n
• Danish: veto
• Dutch: veto (nl)
• Esperanto: vetoo
• Finnish: veto (fi), veto-oikeus (fi)
• French: veto (fr) m
• Georgian: ვეტო (veṭo), ვეტოს უფლება (veṭos upleba)
• German: Veto (de) n, Einspruch (de) m
• Greek: αρνησικυρία (el) f (arnisikyría), βέτο (el) n (véto)
• Icelandic: neitunarvald n
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• Indonesian: hak veto (id)
• Irish: cros f
• Japanese: 拒否権 (きょひけん, kyohiken)
• Korean: 거부권 (geobugwon)
• Latin: veto, vetare, vetui, vetitum
• Polish: weto (pl)
• Portuguese: veto (pt) m
• Russian: ве́то (ru) n (véto), пра́во ве́то n (právo véto)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: zabrana (sh), veto (sh), zabranjenje

• Spanish: veto (es) m
• Swedish: veto (sv)
• Tagalog: angsol

invocation of that right

• Armenian: վետո (hy) (veto)
• Belarusian: ве́та n (vjéta)
• Bulgarian: ве́то (bg) n (véto)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 否決／否决 (zh) (fǒujué), 否决 (zh) (fǒujué)

• Finnish: veto (fi)
• French: veto (fr) m
• Georgian: ვეტო (veṭo)
• German: Veto (de) n
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• Greek: αρνησικυρία (el) f (arnisikyría), βέτο (el) n (véto)
• Indonesian: veto (id)
• Irish: cros f, crosadh m
• Japanese: 拒否 (ja) (きょひ, kyohi)
• Korean: 금지 (ko) (geumji)
• Portuguese: veto (pt) m
• Russian: ве́то (ru) n (véto), запреще́ние (ru) n (zapreščénije), запре́т (ru) m (zaprét)
• Tagalog: angsol
• Ukrainian: ве́то (uk) n (véto), запре́т m (zaprét)

Verb

1. (transitive) To use a veto against.

Translations

to use a veto against

• Esperanto: vetoi
• Finnish: käyttää veto-oikeutta(nsa), vetota (fi)
• Georgian: ვეტოს დადება (veṭos dadeba)
• Greek: προβάλλω αρνησικυρία (provállo arnisikyría), προβάλλω βέτο (provállo véto)
• Icelandic: beita neitunarvaldi
• Indonesian: memveto (id)
• Irish: cros
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 拒否権を発動する (kyohiken o hatsudō suru), 拒否権を行使する (kyohiken o kōshi suru)
• Polish: wetować (pl) impf, zawetować (pl) pf
• Portuguese: vetar (pt)
• Russian: накла́дывать ве́то impf (nakládyvatʹ véto), наложи́ть ве́то pf (naložítʹ véto), вети́ровать (ru) impf or pf (vetírovatʹ)
• Spanish: vetar (es)

Anagrams

• Vote, to've, vote

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Catalan

Verb

veto

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Czech

Noun

veto n

1. veto

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin vetō (“I forbid”).

Noun

veto n (singular definite vetoet, plural indefinite vetoer)

1. veto

Declension

Declension of veto

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veto	vetoet	vetoer	vetoerne
genitive	vetos	vetoets	vetoers	vetoernes

See also

• Template:projectlink

Further reading

• “veto” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “veto” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vetō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.toː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ve‧to

Noun

veto n (plural veto's, diminutive vetootje n)

1. veto

Derived terms

• vetoën
• vetorecht

Anagrams

• voet

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From verb vetää (“to pull”) +‎ -o. For the 'bet' sense compare German wetten (“to bet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeto/, [ˈʋe̞t̪o̞]
• Hyphenation: ve‧to

Noun

veto

1. pull (act of pulling)
2. pull (attractive force)
3. draught/draft of air
4. stroke of hand, oar etc.
5. bet, wager (e.g. in gambling)
6. (colloquial) move, as in a debate or game

   Tuo oli hyvä veto!

   That was a good move!

Declension

Inflection of veto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		veto	vedot
genitive		vedon	vetojen
partitive		vetoa	vetoja
illative		vetoon	vetoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		veto	vedot
accusative	nom.	veto	vedot
	gen.	vedon
genitive		vedon	vetojen
partitive		vetoa	vetoja
inessive		vedossa	vedoissa
elative		vedosta	vedoista
illative		vetoon	vetoihin
adessive		vedolla	vedoilla
ablative		vedolta	vedoilta
allative		vedolle	vedoille
essive		vetona	vetoina
translative		vedoksi	vedoiksi
abessive		vedotta	vedoitta
instructive		—	vedoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of veto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vetoni vetoni accusative nom. vetoni vetoni gen. vetoni genitive vetoni vetojeni partitive vetoani vetojani inessive vedossani vedoissani elative vedostani vedoistani illative vetooni vetoihini adessive vedollani vedoillani ablative vedoltani vedoiltani allative vedolleni vedoilleni essive vetonani vetoinani translative vedokseni vedoikseni abessive vedottani vedoittani instructive — — comitative — vetoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vetosi vetosi accusative nom. vetosi vetosi gen. vetosi genitive vetosi vetojesi partitive vetoasi vetojasi inessive vedossasi vedoissasi elative vedostasi vedoistasi illative vetoosi vetoihisi adessive vedollasi vedoillasi ablative vedoltasi vedoiltasi allative vedollesi vedoillesi essive vetonasi vetoinasi translative vedoksesi vedoiksesi abessive vedottasi vedoittasi instructive — — comitative — vetoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vetomme vetomme accusative nom. vetomme vetomme gen. vetomme genitive vetomme vetojemme partitive vetoamme vetojamme inessive vedossamme vedoissamme elative vedostamme vedoistamme illative vetoomme vetoihimme adessive vedollamme vedoillamme ablative vedoltamme vedoiltamme allative vedollemme vedoillemme essive vetonamme vetoinamme translative vedoksemme vedoiksemme abessive vedottamme vedoittamme instructive — — comitative — vetoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vetonne vetonne accusative nom. vetonne vetonne gen. vetonne genitive vetonne vetojenne partitive vetoanne vetojanne inessive vedossanne vedoissanne elative vedostanne vedoistanne illative vetoonne vetoihinne adessive vedollanne vedoillanne ablative vedoltanne vedoiltanne allative vedollenne vedoillenne essive vetonanne vetoinanne translative vedoksenne vedoiksenne abessive vedottanne vedoittanne instructive — — comitative — vetoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vetonsa vetonsa accusative nom. vetonsa vetonsa gen. vetonsa genitive vetonsa vetojensa partitive vetoaan vetoansa vetojaan vetojansa inessive vedossaan vedossansa vedoissaan vedoissansa elative vedostaan vedostansa vedoistaan vedoistansa illative vetoonsa vetoihinsa adessive vedollaan vedollansa vedoillaan vedoillansa ablative vedoltaan vedoltansa vedoiltaan vedoiltansa allative vedolleen vedollensa vedoilleen vedoillensa essive vetonaan vetonansa vetoinaan vetoinansa translative vedokseen vedoksensa vedoikseen vedoiksensa abessive vedottaan vedottansa vedoittaan vedoittansa instructive — — comitative — vetoineen vetoinensa

Synonyms

• (attractive force): vetovoima, imu
• (move): siirto

Idioms

• lyödä vetoa

Etymology 2

From Latin veto (“I forbid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeto/, [ˈʋe̞t̪o̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːtːo/, [ˈʋe̞ːt̪ːo̞]

Noun

veto

1. veto

Declension

Inflection of veto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		veto	vetot
genitive		veton	vetojen
partitive		vetoa	vetoja
illative		vetoon	vetoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		veto	vetot
accusative	nom.	veto	vetot
	gen.	veton
genitive		veton	vetojen
partitive		vetoa	vetoja
inessive		vetossa	vetoissa
elative		vetosta	vetoista
illative		vetoon	vetoihin
adessive		vetolla	vetoilla
ablative		vetolta	vetoilta
allative		vetolle	vetoille
essive		vetona	vetoina
translative		vetoksi	vetoiksi
abessive		vetotta	vetoitta
instructive		—	vetoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of veto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vetoni vetoni accusative nom. vetoni vetoni gen. vetoni genitive vetoni vetojeni partitive vetoani vetojani inessive vetossani vetoissani elative vetostani vetoistani illative vetooni vetoihini adessive vetollani vetoillani ablative vetoltani vetoiltani allative vetolleni vetoilleni essive vetonani vetoinani translative vetokseni vetoikseni abessive vetottani vetoittani instructive — — comitative — vetoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vetosi vetosi accusative nom. vetosi vetosi gen. vetosi genitive vetosi vetojesi partitive vetoasi vetojasi inessive vetossasi vetoissasi elative vetostasi vetoistasi illative vetoosi vetoihisi adessive vetollasi vetoillasi ablative vetoltasi vetoiltasi allative vetollesi vetoillesi essive vetonasi vetoinasi translative vetoksesi vetoiksesi abessive vetottasi vetoittasi instructive — — comitative — vetoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vetomme vetomme accusative nom. vetomme vetomme gen. vetomme genitive vetomme vetojemme partitive vetoamme vetojamme inessive vetossamme vetoissamme elative vetostamme vetoistamme illative vetoomme vetoihimme adessive vetollamme vetoillamme ablative vetoltamme vetoiltamme allative vetollemme vetoillemme essive vetonamme vetoinamme translative vetoksemme vetoiksemme abessive vetottamme vetoittamme instructive — — comitative — vetoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vetonne vetonne accusative nom. vetonne vetonne gen. vetonne genitive vetonne vetojenne partitive vetoanne vetojanne inessive vetossanne vetoissanne elative vetostanne vetoistanne illative vetoonne vetoihinne adessive vetollanne vetoillanne ablative vetoltanne vetoiltanne allative vetollenne vetoillenne essive vetonanne vetoinanne translative vetoksenne vetoiksenne abessive vetottanne vetoittanne instructive — — comitative — vetoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vetonsa vetonsa accusative nom. vetonsa vetonsa gen. vetonsa genitive vetonsa vetojensa partitive vetoaan vetoansa vetojaan vetojansa inessive vetossaan vetossansa vetoissaan vetoissansa elative vetostaan vetostansa vetoistaan vetoistansa illative vetoonsa vetoihinsa adessive vetollaan vetollansa vetoillaan vetoillansa ablative vetoltaan vetoltansa vetoiltaan vetoiltansa allative vetolleen vetollensa vetoilleen vetoillensa essive vetonaan vetonansa vetoinaan vetoinansa translative vetokseen vetoksensa vetoikseen vetoiksensa abessive vetottaan vetottansa vetoittaan vetoittansa instructive — — comitative — vetoineen vetoinensa

Derived terms

• veto-oikeus

Anagrams

• ovet

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French

Alternative forms

• véto (1990 spelling reform)

Etymology 1

Noun

veto m (plural vetos)

1. veto

   Le Président de la République a mis son véto.

   The President of the Republic put his/her veto.

Etymology 2

Noun

veto m or f (plural vetos)

1. vet (veterinarian)

   Nous avons dû emmener le chien chez le veto.

   We had to take the dog to the vet.

Anagrams

• vote, voté

Further reading

• “veto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.to/
• Hyphenation: vè‧to

Noun

veto m (plural veti)

1. veto

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Latin

Etymology

From earlier votō, votāre, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.toː/, [ˈu̯ɛt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.to/, [ˈvɛːt̪o]

Verb

vetō (present infinitive vetāre, perfect active vetuī, supine vetitum); first conjugation

1. I forbid, oppose, veto.
   • Seneca Minor, Troades, line 334

     Quod nōn vetat lēx, hoc vetat fierī pudor.

     What law forbids not, decency forbids be done.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vetō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vetō	vetās	vetat	vetāmus	vetātis	vetant
	imperfect	vetābam	vetābās	vetābat	vetābāmus	vetābātis	vetābant
	future	vetābō	vetābis	vetābit	vetābimus	vetābitis	vetābunt
	perfect	vetuī	vetuistī	vetuit	vetuimus	vetuistis	vetuērunt, vetuēre
	pluperfect	vetueram	vetuerās	vetuerat	vetuerāmus	vetuerātis	vetuerant
	future perfect	vetuerō	vetueris	vetuerit	vetuerimus	vetueritis	vetuerint
passive	present	vetor	vetāris, vetāre	vetātur	vetāmur	vetāminī	vetantur
	imperfect	vetābar	vetābāris, vetābāre	vetābātur	vetābāmur	vetābāminī	vetābantur
	future	vetābor	vetāberis, vetābere	vetābitur	vetābimur	vetābiminī	vetābuntur
	perfect	vetitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	vetitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	vetitus + future active 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, vetēre	vetētur	vetēmur	vetēminī	vetentur
	imperfect	vetārer	vetārēris, vetārēre	vetārētur	vetārēmur	vetārēminī	vetārentur
	perfect	vetitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	vetitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	vetā	—	—	vetāte	—
	future	—	vetātō	vetātō	—	vetātōte	vetantō
passive	present	—	vetāre	—	—	vetāminī	—
	future	—	vetātor	vetātor	—	—	vetantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vetāre	vetuisse	vetitūrum esse	vetārī	vetitum esse	vetitum īrī
participles		vetāns	—	vetitūrus	—	vetitus	vetandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		vetandī	vetandō	vetandum	vetandō	vetitum	vetitū

Interjection

1. I forbid it! I protest!

Usage notes

• Used in the Senate by tribunes to oppose objectionable measures.

Descendants

• Catalan: vedar, vetar
• English: veto
• Italian: vietare
• Portuguese: vedar, vetar
• Spanish: vedar, vetar

References

• “veto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “veto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• veto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) an old proverb tells us not to..: vetamur vetere proverbio
    
  • the law orders, forbids (expressly, distinctly): lex iubet, vetat (dilucide, planissime)
    
  • (ambiguous) an old proverb tells us not to..: vetamur vetere proverbio
    
  • (ambiguous) to give up old customs: a vetere consuetudine discedere
    

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin veto

Noun

veto n (definite singular vetoet, indefinite plural veto or vetoer, definite plural vetoa or vetoene)

1. a veto

References

• “veto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin veto

Noun

veto n (definite singular vetoet, indefinite plural veto, definite plural vetoa)

1. a veto

References

• “veto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.tu/
• Hyphenation: ve‧to

Noun

veto m (plural vetos)

1. (politics) veto (blocking of a process or decision)

Verb

veto

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin veto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêːto/
• Hyphenation: ve‧to

Noun

vȇto m (Cyrillic spelling ве̑то)

1. veto

Declension

Declension of veto

	singular	plural
nominative	veto	veta
genitive	veta	veta
dative	vetu	vetima
accusative	veto	veta
vocative	veto	veta
locative	vetu	vetima
instrumental	vetom	vetima

References

• “veto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeto/ [ˈbe.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: ve‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin veto.

Noun

veto m (plural vetos)

1. veto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

veto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of vetar.

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Swedish

Noun

veto n

1. veto

Declension

Declension of veto

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	veto	vetos
	definite	vetot	vetots
plural	indefinite	veton	vetons
	definite	vetona	vetonas

Anagrams

• Tove