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Velar
1.
Of or pertaining to a velum; esp.
(Anat.)
of or pertaining to the soft palate. 2.
(Phon.)
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural;
as, the
. velar
consonants, such as k and hard g
Definition 2025
velar
velar
See also: vélar
English
Adjective
velar
Translations
articulated at the soft palate
Related terms
- velic
Noun
velar (plural velars)
- (phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate
Translations
a sound articulated at the soft palate
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin vēlāris, corresponding to velo (“velum”) + -ar.
Adjective
velar m, f (plural velares, comparable)
Noun
velar f (plural velares)
Etymology 2
From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)
- to veil (to cover with a veil)
- to veil; to conceal; to hide
- to damage photographic film due to excessive light
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb velar
| Notes:[edit] | ||||||
| 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 | velamos velámos |
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) | - | veles | vele | velemos | veleis | velem |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Confer with its cognates vigiar and vigilar.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present indicative velo, past participle velado)
- to keep a vigil (overnight watch over a deceased or dying person)
- to protect; to defend (especially something abstract, such as reputation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb velar
| Notes:[edit] | ||||||
| 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 | velamos velámos |
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) | - | veles | vele | velemos | veleis | velem |
Synonyms
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
velar m (Cyrillic spelling велар)
- a velar
Declension
Declension of velar
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Latin vēlāris, from vēlum.
Adjective
velar m, f (plural velares)
Etymology 2
From Latin vēlāre, present active infinitive of vēlō, from velum.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)
Conjugation
| infinitive | velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | velando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | velado | velada | |||||
| plural | velados | veladas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | velo | velastú velásvos |
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 usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | vele | velestú velésvos1 |
vele | velemos | veléis | velen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
velara | velaras | velara | veláramos | velarais | velaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
velase | velases | velase | velásemos | velaseis | velasen | |
| future | velare | velares | velare | veláremos | velareis | velaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | velatú velávos |
vele | velemos | velad | velen | ||
| negative | no veles | no vele | no velemos | no veléis | no velen | ||
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Related terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Compare the borrowed doublet vigilar.
Verb
velar (first-person singular present velo, first-person singular preterite velé, past participle velado)
Conjugation
same as other etymology verb