velar

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (sail; veil, awning).

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Adjective

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velar

  1. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
  2. (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.

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Noun

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velar (plural velars)

  1. (phonetics) A sound articulated at the soft palate.

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Asturian

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Adjective

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velar (epicene, plural velares)

  1. velar

Verb

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velar

  1. to watch over; to keep an eye on
  2. to invigilate

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin vēlāris.

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Adjective

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velar m or f (masculine and feminine plural velars)

  1. velar
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Noun

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velar f (plural velars)

  1. (linguistics) velar
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin vēlāre.

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Verb

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velí, past participle velat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. (transitive) to shroud, to veil
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Danish

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Noun

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velar c (singular definite velaren, plural indefinite velarer)

  1. velar

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese velar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Doublet of vixiar.

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Verb

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

  1. to keep vigil
  2. to watch over
    Synonyms: gardar, vixiar
  3. (transitive) to spy, stalk
    Synonyms: agaitar, axexar, espreitar
  4. (intransitive) to protect; to defend [with por ‘especially something abstract, such as reputation’]
    Synonym: gardar
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Etymology 2

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From vela (sail).

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

  1. to emerge when the tide ebbs
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Etymology 3

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Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (velum) +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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velar m or f (plural velares)

  1. (phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

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velar f (plural velares)

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

Etymology 4

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From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō.

Verb

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

  1. to veil (cover with a veil)
  2. to veil; to conceal; to hide
    Synonyms: esconder, ocultar
  3. to damage photographic film due to excessive light
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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /veˈlaːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧lar
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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velar (strong nominative masculine singular velarer, not comparable)

  1. velar

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • velar” in Duden online
  • velar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Piedmontese

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Adjective

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velar

  1. velar

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (velum) +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: ve‧lar

Adjective

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velar m or f (plural velares)

  1. (phonetics) velar (articulated at the soft palate)

Noun

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velar f (plural velares)

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

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Latin vēlāre.

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  • Hyphenation: ve‧lar

Verb

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

  1. to veil (cover with a veil)
  2. to veil; to conceal; to hide
    Synonyms: esconder, ocultar
  3. to damage photographic film due to excessive light
    Synonym: queimar
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Etymology 3

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilāre. Compare with its doublets vigiar and vigilar.

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  • Hyphenation: ve‧lar

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velei, past participle velado)

  1. to keep a vigil (overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
  2. to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)
    Synonyms: defender, proteger, zelar
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vélaire.

Adjective

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velar m or n (feminine singular velară, masculine plural velari, feminine and neuter plural velare)

  1. velar

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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vèlār m (Cyrillic spelling вѐла̄р)

  1. a velar
    Synonyms: jedrènīk, mekonepčanik, stražnjonepčanik

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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 from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.

Adjective

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velar m or f (masculine and feminine plural velares)

  1. velar

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Spanish velar, from velo, or from Latin vēlāre, from vēlum.

Verb

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

  1. to veil
  2. (information) to conceal, cover, hide
  3. (photography) to fog
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin vigilāre. Compare the borrowed doublet vigilar.

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velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)

  1. to watch, guard
  2. to be vigilant
  3. to ensure, to see to, to guarantee (+ por)
  4. to look after, to look out for, to watch over, to monitor (+ por)
  5. to sit up (with an ill person)
  6. to keep vigil (over a dead person)
  7. (intransitive) to stay awake
  8. (reflexive) to be ensured (+ por)
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Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.

Adjective

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velar (comparative velarare, superlative velarast)

  1. (phonetics) velar

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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velar

  1. present indicative of vela

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