vela

Noun

1. (feminine) sail (on a boat)
2. (feminine) sailing (sport)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of velar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of velar:

velar

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbɛ.lə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vēlum

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan vela, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular.

Concepts

sail

canvas

candle

🕯️

sailing

sunshade

tarp

awning

yachting

cloth

sailship

sunblind

Synonyms

envelat

candela

🕯️

tendal

Translations

vela

🕯️

voile

vela

🕯️

vela

żagiel

Segel

πανί

velum

yelken

zeil

vela

candela

🕯️

شمعة

ιστίο

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