vel
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Latin vel (“or”).
Noun Edit
vel
- (logic) The ∨ symbol used to represent the inclusive or, which is a logical connective.[1]
References Edit
- ^ Sainsbury, Mark (2001). Logical Forms — An Introduction to Philosophical Logic. Blackwell Publishing. p. 55.
Anagrams Edit
Afrikaans Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Dutch vel, from Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-.
Noun Edit
vel (plural velle, diminutive velletjie)
- A skin, a hide.
- A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.
- A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).
Etymology 2 Edit
From Dutch vellen, from Middle Dutch vellen, from Old Dutch *fellen, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną.
Verb Edit
vel (present vel, present participle vellende, past participle gevel)
- (transitive) To fell.
- (transitive, of verdicts, opinions) To decide, to pronounce.
Albanian Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Albanian *wala, Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, twist”). From the same root of vjell and vjel.
Verb Edit
vel (first-person singular past tense vela, participle velur)
- to overeat, eat too much
Conjugation Edit
Show compound tenses:
participle | velur | ||||||
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gerund | duke velur | ||||||
infinitive | për të velur | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | 1st pers. | 2nd pers. | 3rd pers. | ||
indicative | present | vel | vel | vel | velim | velni | velin |
imperfect | velja | velje | velte | velnim | velnit | velnin | |
aorist | vela | vele | veli | velëm | velët | velën | |
perfect | kam velur | ke velur | ka velur | kemi velur | keni velur | kanë velur | |
past perfect | kisha velur | kishe velur | kishte velur | kishim velur | kishit velur | kishin velur | |
aorist II | pata velur | pate velur | pati velur | patëm velur | patët velur | patën velur | |
future1 | do të vel | do të velësh | do të velë | do të velim | do të velni | do të velin | |
future perfect2 | do të kem velur | do të kesh velur | do të ketë velur | do të kemi velur | do të keni velur | do të kenë velur | |
subjunctive | present | të vel | të velësh | të velë | të velim | të velni | të velin |
imperfect | të velja | të velje | të velte | të velnim | të velnit | të velnin | |
perfect | të kem velur | të kesh velur | të ketë velur | të kemi velur | të keni velur | të kenë velur | |
past perfect | të kisha velur | të kishe velur | të kishte velur | të kishim velur | të kishit velur | të kishin velur | |
conditional1, 2 | imperfect | do të velja | do të velje | do të velte | do të velnim | do të velnit | do të velnin |
past perfect | do të kisha velur | do të kishe velur | do të kishte velur | do të kishim velur | do të kishit velur | do të kishin velur | |
optative | present | velsha | velsh | veltë | velshim | velshit | velshin |
perfect | paça velur | paç velur | pastë velur | paçim velur | paçit velur | paçin velur | |
admirative | present | velkam | velke | velka | velkemi | velkeni | velkan |
imperfect | velkësha | velkëshe | velkësh | velkëshim | velkëshit | velkëshin | |
perfect | paskam velur | paske velur | paska velur | paskemi velur | paskeni velur | paskan velur | |
past perfect | paskësha velur | paskëshe velur | paskësh velur | paskëshim velur | paskëshit velur | paskëshin velur | |
imperative | present | — | vel | — | — | velni | — |
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect |
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
vel m
Catalan Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Old Catalan vel, from Latin vēlum. Compare Occitan vel, French voile, Spanish velo.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
vel m (plural vels)
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- “vel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “vel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “vel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “vel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish Edit
Noun Edit
vel
- Soft mutation of mel.
Czech Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
vel
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Danish væl, from Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela (“well”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
vel
Interjection Edit
vel
- (used as a tag question) is it the case
- Der er ikke slanger, vel?
- There aren't any snakes, are there?
- Du er ikke sur på mig, vel?
- You are not angry with me, are you?
- Der er ikke slanger, vel?
Antonyms Edit
- ikke?, ikke sandt?, ikke også?
References Edit
- “vel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
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.
Noun Edit
vel n (plural vellen, diminutive velletje n)
- A skin, a hide.
- Haar velletje zat tussen de deur.
- Her skin was caught in the door.
- A fur, a pelt.
- Tientallen vellen van beren en wolven lagen opeengestapeld.
- Tens of pelts of bears and wolves had been stacked on each other.
- A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).
- Het glas van een gloeilamp is niet veel dikker dan een vel papier
- The glass of a lightbulb is not much thicker than a sheet of paper.
- Het glas van een gloeilamp is niet veel dikker dan een vel papier
- A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.
- Deze saus moet niet te lang koken, anders ontstaan er vellen.
- This sauce shouldn't boil for too long or else membranes will appear.
- A rag, a shred.
Synonyms Edit
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
vel
- inflection of vellen:
References Edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
- Franck, Johannes (1892) Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
Dutch Low Saxon Edit
Adverb Edit
vel
- Alternative spelling of veel
Adjective Edit
vel
- Alternative spelling of veel
Faroese Edit
Noun Edit
vel n (genitive singular vels, plural vel)
- tail (of a bird)
Declension Edit
Declension of vel | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vel | velið | vel | velini |
accusative | vel | velið | vel | velini |
dative | veli | velinum | velum | velunum |
genitive | vels | velsins | vela | velanna |
German Low German Edit
Adverb Edit
vel
- Alternative spelling of veel
Adjective Edit
vel
- Alternative spelling of veel
Icelandic Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela.
Adverb Edit
vel (comparative betur, superlative best) (háttaratviksorð (“adverb of manner”))
Derived terms Edit
- betur sjá augu en auga
- vel á minnst
- vel að merkja
- allt er gott sem endar vel
- gjörðu svo vel
- ganga vel
- gangi þér vel
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
vel
- inflection of velja:
Ido Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Conjunction Edit
vel
- (rare) and/or (inclusive "or")
- Ka vu volas manjor vel hamburger vel pizza?
- Do you want to eat a hamburger and/or a pizza?
- 1914, Félix Mirot, La Langue Auxiliaire, page 90:
- Me certe prenos akompananto: vel mea frato, vel mea kuzo.
- I will certainly bring company: either my sibling and/or my cousin.
Usage notes Edit
After the adoption of the word by the Akademio in 1913-14, it didn't see much use. Those that actually used the word, didn't seem to use it correctly either. They recommended just using the exclusive for both (i.e. od and o), and by the following year, they proposed to annul the adoption. If they actually officially annulled the word is unknown.
See also Edit
Latin Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From earlier *well, from *wels, from *welsi (“you wish”), thus originally the second-person singular present active indicative form of volō (“I will, I wish”). The semantic development may have been helped by the fortuitous similarity to -ve.
Pronunciation Edit
Conjunction Edit
vel
- or; and/or
- 2005, D.J. Krus, Elements of Propositional Calculus:
- In theatro comediae vel tragediae aguntur.
- In theater, comedies or tragedies are played.
- even
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- “vĕl”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vel”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “vel”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 1. VEL in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- 2. VEL in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- vĕl in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,651
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
- time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- “uel” on page 2,021–2,022 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “vel”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 1,068/1
Latvian Edit
Verb Edit
vel
- inflection of velt:
Livonian Edit
Etymology Edit
Compare Estonian veel, Latvian vēl (“more, else, yet”). According to Karulis, Latvian vēl is an inherited word cognate with vēls (“late”), thus perhaps an old Baltic borrowing in Finnic languages; this is supported by EES.[1] Its use before jo, juo forming comparatives of adjectives[2] could be a more recent calque, cf., Latvian labāk (“better”) — vēl jo labāk (“the better, even better”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
ve'l
- more, else, yet
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- mis sa vel äd tō!
- what do you think you're doing!? ~ what else will you come up with! (lit. "what else do you want [to come up with]!")
- alā ajjõ vanā kouv vizzõ, koņtš ūž vel äb ūo vaļmõz
- do not fill up the old well until a new one is not (yet) ready
- mis sa vel äd tō!
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
References Edit
Manx Edit
Verb Edit
vel
- present dependent form of bee
- Abbyr dy vel eh çheet. Let us assume that he is coming.
- As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh. The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.
- Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney. A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.
- Vel oo ayns shoh rish foddey? Have you been here long?
Usage notes Edit
- Use with cha primarily confined to higher registers.
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Adverb Edit
vel
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “vel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to English well.
Adverb Edit
vel
- well
- certainly, probably
- Ja, det er vel rett.
- Yes, that is probably true./Yes, I suppose that is true.
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
vel
- inflection of velja:
References Edit
- “vel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fell, whence also Old English fell.
Noun Edit
vel n
- A fur.
Descendants Edit
- German: Fell
Old Norse Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *wela (“well”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognate with Old English wel, Old Frisian wela, Old Saxon wela, Old High German wola, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila).
Adverb Edit
vel (comparative betr, superlative bazt)
Descendants Edit
- Icelandic: vel
- Faroese: væl
- Norwegian: vel
- Old Swedish: væl, val
- Swedish: väl
- Old Danish: væl
- Danish: vel
References Edit
- “vel”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vel”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “vel”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vel in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
- time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
Piedmontese Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
vel m (plural vej)
Related terms Edit
Polish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Particle Edit
vel
Further reading Edit
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic велии (velii), from Proto-Slavic *velьjь.
Adjective Edit
vel m or f or n (indeclinable)
- (dated, historical) great (preceding a medieval rank in Wallachia or Moldavia)
Declension Edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | vel | vel | vel | vel | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | vel | vel | vel | vel | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Further reading Edit
- vel in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Volapük Edit
< 6 | 7 | 8 > |
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Cardinal : vel Ordinal : velid | ||
Numeral Edit
vel
Derived terms Edit
Yola Edit
Verb Edit
vel
- simple past tense of vall
- 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 19:
- A pipere vel bak lik own in a smote,
- The piper fell back like one well smitten,
References Edit
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133