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velle

See also: vèlle and vélle

Afrikaans

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Noun

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velle

  1. plural of vel

Dutch

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Verb

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velle

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vellen

Estonian

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Noun

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velle

  1. genitive singular of veli
  2. partitive singular of veli
  3. illative singular of veli

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French veelle, from Late Latin vitella, diminutive of Latin vitula.

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Noun

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velle f (plural velles, masculine veau)

  1. cow calf (female calf)
    Synonym: veau femelle
    Antonym: veau mâle (“bull calf, male calf”)

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin velle (“to want”).

Noun

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velle m (uncountable)

  1. (literary) will, volition
    Synonyms: volere, volontà

Further reading

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  • velle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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velle

  1. third-person singular present indicative of vellere

Latin

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velle

  1. present active infinitive of volō

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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velle (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)

  1. Alternative form of vella
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