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person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		velar
gerund		velando
past participle		m veláu,f velada,n velao,m pl velaos,f pl velaes
indicative	present	velo	veles	vela	velamos	veláis	velen
	imperfect	velaba	velabes	velaba	velábemos,velábamos	velabeis,velabais	velaben
	preterite	velé	velasti,velesti	veló	velemos	velastis,velestis	velaron
	pluperfect	velare,velara	velares,velaras	velare,velara	veláremos,veláramos	velareis,velarais	velaren,velaran
	future	velaré	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaréis	velarán
	conditional	velaría	velaríes	velaría	velaríemos,velaríamos	velaríeis,velaríais	velaríen
subjunctive	present	vele	veles,velas	vele	velemos	veléis	velen,velan
subjunctive	imperfect	velare,velara	velares,velaras	velare,velara	veláremos,veláramos	velareis,velarais	velaren,velaran
imperative		—	vela	—	—	velái	—

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromLatinvēlāris.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central)[bəˈlar]
IPA^(key): (Balearic)[vəˈla]
IPA^(key): (Valencia)[veˈlaɾ]

Adjective

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velar m or f (masculine and feminine pluralvelars)

velar

Derived terms

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velaritzar

Noun

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velar f (pluralvelars)

(linguistics)velar

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromLatinvēlāre.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central)[bəˈla]
IPA^(key): (Balearic)[vəˈla]
IPA^(key): (Valencia)[veˈlaɾ]

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelí,past participlevelat);root stress:(Central) /ɛ/;(Balearic) /ə/;(Valencia) /e/

(transitive) toshroud, toveil

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			velar
gerund			velant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		velat		velada
		plural		velats		velades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	velo	veles	vela	velem	veleu	velen
	imperfect	velava	velaves	velava	velàvem	velàveu	velaven
	future	velaré	velaràs	velarà	velarem	velareu	velaran
	preterite	velí	velares	velà	velàrem	velàreu	velaren
	conditional	velaria	velaries	velaria	velaríem	velaríeu	velarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	veli	velis	veli	velem	veleu	velin
	imperfect	velés	velessis	velés	veléssim	veléssiu	velessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	vela	veli	velem	veleu	velin
	negative (no)	—	no velis	no veli	no velem	no veleu	no velin

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Danish

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Noun

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velar c (singular definitevelaren,plural indefinitevelarer)

velar

Declension

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Declension ofvelar
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	velar	velaren	velarer	velarerne
genitive	velars	velarens	velarers	velarernes

Galician

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Galician-Portuguesevelar (13th century,Cantigas de Santa Maria), fromLatinvigilāre.Doublet ofvixiar.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [beˈlaɾ]

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelei,past participlevelado)

to keepvigil
towatch over
Synonyms:gardar,vixiar
(transitive) tospy,stalk
Synonyms:agaitar,axexar,espreitar
(intransitive) toprotect; todefend [withpor‘especially something abstract, such as reputation’]
Synonym:gardar

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el /ela /Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades	velan
Imperfect	velaba	velabas	velaba	velabamos	velabades	velaban
Preterite	velei	velaches	velou	velamos	velastes	velaron
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	velaramos	velarades	velaran
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes	velarán
Conditional	velaría	velarías	velaría	velariamos	velariades	velarían
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes	velen
Imperfect	velase	velases	velase	velásemos	velásedes	velasen
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade	velen
Negative (non)		non veles	non vele	non velemos	non veledes	non velen

Reintegrated conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti /tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades,velais	velam
Imperfect	velava	velavas	velava	velávamos	velávades,veláveis,velávais¹	velavam
Preterite	velei	velaste,velache¹	velou	velamos	velastes	velárom,velaram
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	velárades,veláreis,velárais¹	velaram
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes,velareis	velarám,velarão
Conditional	velaria	velarias	velaria	velaríamos	velaríades,velaríeis,velaríais¹	velariam
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes,veleis	velem
Imperfect	velasse	velasses	velasse	velássemos	velássedes,velásseis	velassem
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade,velai	velem
Negative (nom)		nom veles	nom vele	nom velemos	nom veledes,nom veleis	nom velem

¹Less recommended.

Etymology 2

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Fromvela(“sail”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [beˈlaɾ]

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelei,past participlevelado)

toemerge when the tide ebbs

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el /ela /Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades	velan
Imperfect	velaba	velabas	velaba	velabamos	velabades	velaban
Preterite	velei	velaches	velou	velamos	velastes	velaron
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	velaramos	velarades	velaran
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes	velarán
Conditional	velaría	velarías	velaría	velariamos	velariades	velarían
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes	velen
Imperfect	velase	velases	velase	velásemos	velásedes	velasen
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade	velen
Negative (non)		non veles	non vele	non velemos	non veledes	non velen

Reintegrated conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti /tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades,velais	velam
Imperfect	velava	velavas	velava	velávamos	velávades,veláveis,velávais¹	velavam
Preterite	velei	velaste,velache¹	velou	velamos	velastes	velárom,velaram
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	velárades,veláreis,velárais¹	velaram
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes,velareis	velarám,velarão
Conditional	velaria	velarias	velaria	velaríamos	velaríades,velaríeis,velaríais¹	velariam
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes,veleis	velem
Imperfect	velasse	velasses	velasse	velássemos	velássedes,velásseis	velassem
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade,velai	velem
Negative (nom)		nom veles	nom vele	nom velemos	nom veledes,nom veleis	nom velem

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Etymology 3

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Learned borrowing fromLatinvēlāris, corresponding tovelo(“velum”) +‎-ar.

Adjective

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velar m or f (pluralvelares)

(phonetics)velar(articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

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velar f (pluralvelares)

(phonetics)velar(a consonant articulated at the soft palate)

Etymology 4

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FromLatinvēlāre.

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelei,past participlevelado)

toveil(cover with a veil)
toveil; toconceal; tohide
Synonyms:esconder,ocultar
to damage photographicfilm due to excessive light

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el /ela /Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades	velan
Imperfect	velaba	velabas	velaba	velabamos	velabades	velaban
Preterite	velei	velaches	velou	velamos	velastes	velaron
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	velaramos	velarades	velaran
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes	velarán
Conditional	velaría	velarías	velaría	velariamos	velariades	velarían
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes	velen
Imperfect	velase	velases	velase	velásemos	velásedes	velasen
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velaren
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade	velen
Negative (non)		non veles	non vele	non velemos	non veledes	non velen

Reintegrated conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti /tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velades,velais	velam
Imperfect	velava	velavas	velava	velávamos	velávades,veláveis,velávais¹	velavam
Preterite	velei	velaste,velache¹	velou	velamos	velastes	velárom,velaram
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	velárades,veláreis,velárais¹	velaram
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaredes,velareis	velarám,velarão
Conditional	velaria	velarias	velaria	velaríamos	velaríades,velaríeis,velaríais¹	velariam
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veledes,veleis	velem
Imperfect	velasse	velasses	velasse	velássemos	velássedes,velásseis	velassem
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velade,velai	velem
Negative (nom)		nom veles	nom vele	nom velemos	nom veledes,nom veleis	nom velem

¹Less recommended.

References

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Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González;Granja, María Álvarez de la;Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “velar”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “velar”, inCorpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “velar”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “velar”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “velar”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN
“velar”, inDicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

German

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /veˈlaːɐ̯/
Hyphenation:ve‧lar
Audio(Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Adjective

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velar (strong nominative masculine singularvelarer,not comparable)

velar

Declension

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Positive forms ofvelar (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er istvelar	sie istvelar	es istvelar	sie sindvelar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	velarer	velare	velares	velare
	genitive	velaren	velarer	velaren	velarer
	dative	velarem	velarer	velarem	velaren
	accusative	velaren	velare	velares	velare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	dervelare	dievelare	dasvelare	dievelaren
	genitive	desvelaren	dervelaren	desvelaren	dervelaren
	dative	demvelaren	dervelaren	demvelaren	denvelaren
	accusative	denvelaren	dievelare	dasvelare	dievelaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einvelarer	einevelare	einvelares	(keine)velaren
	genitive	einesvelaren	einervelaren	einesvelaren	(keiner)velaren
	dative	einemvelaren	einervelaren	einemvelaren	(keinen)velaren
	accusative	einenvelaren	einevelare	einvelares	(keine)velaren

Derived terms

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Velar

Piedmontese

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Adjective

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velar

velar

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromLatinvēlāris, corresponding tovelo(“velum”) +‎-ar.

Pronunciation

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(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈlaʁ/[veˈlah]

(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈlaʁ/[veˈlah]
- (São Paulo)IPA^(key): /veˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key): /veˈlaʁ/[veˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈlaɻ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal)IPA^(key): /bɨˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈla.ɾi/

Hyphenation:ve‧lar

Adjective

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velar m or f (pluralvelares)

(phonetics)velar(articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

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velar f (pluralvelares)

(phonetics)velar(a consonant articulated at the soft palate)

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing fromLatinvēlāre.

Pronunciation

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(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(h)]

(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ɻ)/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal)IPA^(key): /bɨˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈla.ɾi/

Hyphenation:ve‧lar

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelei,past participlevelado)

toveil(cover with a veil)
toveil; toconceal; tohide
Synonyms:esconder,ocultar
to damage photographicfilm due to excessive light
Synonym:queimar

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velais	velam
Imperfect	velava	velavas	velava	velávamos	veláveis	velavam
Preterite	velei	velaste	velou	velamos¹,velámos²	velastes	velaram
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	veláreis	velaram
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velareis	velarão
Conditional	velaria	velarias	velaria	velaríamos	velaríeis	velariam
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veleis	velem
Imperfect	velasse	velasses	velasse	velássemos	velásseis	velassem
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velai	velem
Negative (não)		não veles	não vele	não velemos	não veleis	não velem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

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velado

Etymology 3

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FromOld Galician-Portuguese[Term?], fromLatinvigilāre. Compare with its doubletsvigiar andvigilar.

Pronunciation

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(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(h)]

(Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ʁ)/[veˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key): /veˈla(ɻ)/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal)IPA^(key): /bɨˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key): /vɨˈla.ɾi/

Hyphenation:ve‧lar

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelei,past participlevelado)

to keep avigil(overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
toprotect; todefend(especially something abstract, such as reputation)
Synonyms:defender,proteger,zelar

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele /ela /você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	velar
Personal	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Gerund
	velando
Past participle
Masculine	velado			velados
Feminine	velada			veladas
Indicative
Present	velo	velas	vela	velamos	velais	velam
Imperfect	velava	velavas	velava	velávamos	veláveis	velavam
Preterite	velei	velaste	velou	velamos¹,velámos²	velastes	velaram
Pluperfect	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	veláreis	velaram
Future	velarei	velarás	velará	velaremos	velareis	velarão
Conditional	velaria	velarias	velaria	velaríamos	velaríeis	velariam
Subjunctive
Present	vele	veles	vele	velemos	veleis	velem
Imperfect	velasse	velasses	velasse	velássemos	velásseis	velassem
Future	velar	velares	velar	velarmos	velardes	velarem
Imperative
Affirmative		vela	vele	velemos	velai	velem
Negative (não)		não veles	não vele	não velemos	não veleis	não velem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

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velório

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchvélaire.

Adjective

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velar m or n (feminine singularvelară,masculine pluralvelari,feminine/neuter pluralvelare)

velar

Declension

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Declension ofvelar
		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	velar	velară	velari	velare
nominative- accusative	definite	velarul	velara	velarii	velarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	velar	velare	velari	velare
genitive- dative	definite	velarului	velarei	velarilor	velarelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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vèlār m inan (Cyrillic spellingвѐла̄р)

avelar
Synonyms:jedrènīk,mekonepčanik,stražnjonepčanik

Declension

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Declension ofvelar
	singular	plural
nominative	velar	velari
genitive	velara	velara
dative	velaru	velarima
accusative	velar	velare
vocative	velare	velari
locative	velaru	velarima
instrumental	velarom	velarima

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /beˈlaɾ/[beˈlaɾ]
Rhymes:-aɾ
Syllabification:ve‧lar

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromLatinvēlāris, fromvēlum.

Adjective

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velar m or f (masculine and feminine pluralvelares)

velar

Etymology 2

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Inherited fromOld Spanishvelar, fromvelo, or fromLatinvēlāre, fromvēlum.

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelé,past participlevelado)

toveil
(information) toconceal,cover,hide
(photography) tofog

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofvelar (SeeAppendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			velar
gerund			velando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		velado		velada
		plural		velados		veladas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	velo	velas^{^tú} velás^{^vos}	vela	velamos	veláis	velan
	imperfect	velaba	velabas	velaba	velábamos	velabais	velaban
	preterite	velé	velaste	veló	velamos	velasteis	velaron
	future	velaré	velarás	velará	velaremos	velaréis	velarán
	conditional	velaría	velarías	velaría	velaríamos	velaríais	velarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vele	veles^{^tú} velés^{^vos²}	vele	velemos	veléis	velen
	imperfect (ra)	velara	velaras	velara	veláramos	velarais	velaran
	imperfect (se)	velase	velases	velase	velásemos	velaseis	velasen
	future¹	velare	velares	velare	veláremos	velareis	velaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vela^{^tú} velá^{^vos}	vele	velemos	velad	velen
	negative		no veles	no vele	no velemos	no veléis	no velen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers thetú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms ofvelar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitivevelar	dative	velarme	velarte	velarle,velarse	velarnos	velaros	velarles,velarse
with infinitivevelar	accusative	velarme	velarte	velarlo,velarla,velarse	velarnos	velaros	velarlos,velarlas,velarse

with gerundvelando	dative	velándome	velándote	velándole,velándose	velándonos	velándoos	velándoles,velándose
with gerundvelando	accusative	velándome	velándote	velándolo,velándola,velándose	velándonos	velándoos	velándolos,velándolas,velándose

with informal second-person singulartú imperativevela	dative	vélame	vélate	vélale	vélanos	not used	vélales
with informal second-person singulartú imperativevela	accusative	vélame	vélate	vélalo,vélala	vélanos	not used	vélalos,vélalas

with informal second-person singularvos imperativevelá	dative	velame	velate	velale	velanos	not used	velales
with informal second-person singularvos imperativevelá	accusative	velame	velate	velalo,velala	velanos	not used	velalos,velalas

with formal second-person singular imperativevele	dative	véleme	not used	vélele,vélese	vélenos	not used	véleles
with formal second-person singular imperativevele	accusative	véleme	not used	vélelo,vélela,vélese	vélenos	not used	vélelos,vélelas

with first-person plural imperativevelemos	dative	not used	velémoste	velémosle	velémonos	velémoos	velémosles
with first-person plural imperativevelemos	accusative	not used	velémoste	velémoslo,velémosla	velémonos	velémoos	velémoslos,velémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperativevelad	dative	veladme	not used	veladle	veladnos	velaos	veladles
with informal second-person plural imperativevelad	accusative	veladme	not used	veladlo,veladla	veladnos	velaos	veladlos,veladlas

with formal second-person plural imperativevelen	dative	vélenme	not used	vélenle	vélennos	not used	vélenles,vélense
with formal second-person plural imperativevelen	accusative	vélenme	not used	vélenlo,vélenla	vélennos	not used	vélenlos,vélenlas,vélense

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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Inherited fromOld Spanish, fromLatinvigilāre. Compare the borrowed doubletvigilar.

Verb

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velar (first-person singular presentvelo,first-person singular preteritevelé,past participlevelado)

towatch,guard
to bevigilant
toensure, tosee to, toguarantee(+por)
tolook after, tolook out for, towatch over, tomonitor(+por)
tosit up(with an ill person)
tokeep vigil(over a dead person)
(intransitive) tostay awake
(reflexive) to beensured(+por)

Conjugation

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same as other etymology verb

Related terms

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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(Etymology 1)IPA^(key): /vɛˈlɑːr/
(Etymology 2)IPA^(key): /²veːlar/

Etymology 1

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FromLatinvēlāris, fromvēlum.

Adjective

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velar (notcomparable)

(phonetics, phonology)velar

Declension

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Inflection ofvelar
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	velar	—	—
neuter singular	velart	—	—
plural	velara	—	—
masculine plural²	velare	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	velare	—	—
all	velara	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.