velam

See also: vēlam and vēlām

Galician

Verb

velam

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of velar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.lam/, [ˈu̯ɛɫ̪ä̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.lam/, [ˈvɛːläm]

Noun

velam f

1. accusative singular of vela
   • AD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk XXII, ch. lxxv:

     irionem inter fruges sesamae similem esse diximus et a graecis erysimon vocari, galli velam appellant.

     When treating of the cereals, we have already stated that the irio, which strongly resembles sesame, is also called “erysimon” by the Greeks: the Gauls give it the name of “vela.” ― translation from: J. Bostock and H.T. Riley, The Natural History (1855), bk XXII, ch. lxxv

Portuguese

Verb

velam

1. third-person plural present indicative of velar