vel

Signification (English)

Noun

1. (neuter) a skin, a hide
2. (neuter) a fur, a pelt
3. (neuter) a sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page)
4. (neuter) a membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk
5. (neuter) a rag, a shred

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of vellen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of vellen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of vellen:

Concepts

peau

feuille

pellicule

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fourrure

cuir

dépouille

pelage

poil d’animal

haillon

lambeau

torchon

Synonyms

huid

pels

vacht

blad

leer

huidschilver

film

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rolprent

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dierevel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/vɛl/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen néerlandais: vel

Inherited from Old Dutch: *fel

Cognate with allemand: Fell

In summary

From Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-, whence Latin pellis, Greek πέλλα; cognate with German Fell.