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Afrikaans
Noun
velle
- plural of vel
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
velle
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vellen
Estonian
Noun
velle
- genitive singular of veli
- partitive singular of veli
- illative singular of veli
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French veelle, from Late Latin vitella, diminutive of Latin vitula.
Pronunciation
Noun
velle f (plural velles, masculine veau)
- cow calf (female calf)
- Synonym: veau femelle
- Antonym: veau mâle (“bull calf, male calf”)
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin velle (“to want”).
Noun
velle m (uncountable)
- (literary) will, volition
- Synonyms: volere, volontà
Further reading
- velle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
velle
- third-person singular present indicative of vellere
Latin
Verb
velle
- present active infinitive of volō
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
velle (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)
- Alternative form of vella