[beˈlaɾ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese velar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vigilāre. Doublet of vixiar.
- to keep vigil
- to watch over
- transitiveto spy, stalk
- intransitiveto protect; to defend
- to emerge when the tide ebbs
- to veil (cover with a veil)
- to veil; to conceal; to hide
- to damage photographic film due to excessive light
- feminine, masculinevelar (articulated at the soft palate)
- femininevelar (a consonant articulated at the soft palate)
Formsvelo(first-person, present, singular) · velei(first-person, preterite, singular) · velado(participle, past) · velar(impersonal, infinitive) · velar(first-person, infinitive, singular) · velares(infinitive, second-person, singular) · velar(error-unrecognized-form, infinitive, personal, singular) · velarmos(first-person, infinitive, plural) · velardes(infinitive, plural, second-person) · velaren(error-unrecognized-form, infinitive, personal, plural) · velando(gerund) · velado(error-unrecognized-form, masculine, participle, past, singular) · velado(first-person, masculine, participle, past, singular) · velado(masculine, participle, past, second-person, singular) · velados(error-unrecognized-form, masculine, participle, past, plural) · velados(first-person, masculine, participle, past, plural, second-person) · velada(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, participle, past, singular) · velada(feminine, first-person, participle, past, singular) · velada(feminine, participle, past, second-person, singular) · veladas(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, participle, past, plural)