velare

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See also: velaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ve‧là‧re

Etymology 1

From vel(o) (velum) +‎ -are (-ar, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

velare (plural velari)

  1. (anatomy, phonetics) velar

Etymology 2

From Latin vēlāre (to cover, wrap, veil; to conceal, cover).

Verb

velàre (first-person singular present vélo, first-person singular past historic velài, past participle velàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to veil, shroud, cover
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Latin

Verb

vēlāre

  1. inflection of vēlō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈlaɾe/
  • Rhymes: -aɾe
  • Syllabification: ve‧la‧re

Verb

velare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of velar