veia
See also: veía and veîa
Catalan
Verb
veia
- first-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure
- third-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- veya (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvej.a/, /ˈvej.ɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvɐj.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: vei‧a
Noun
veia f (plural veias)
- (anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)
- (botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)
- (geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)
- a small stream or creek
Synonyms
- (distinct body of minerals): filão, veio, vieiro
- (small stream): regato, riacho, ribeiro, veio
Coordinate terms
- (blood vessel): artéria, capilar
Derived terms
- grande veia cardíaca
- veia cava inferior
- veia cava superior
- veia grande safena
- veia jugular
- veia pequena safena
- veia porta
- veia pulmonar
- veia safena externa
- veia safena interna
- veia safena magna
- veia safena parva
Related terms
- flebo-
- veiado
- venal
- veno-
- venocapilar
- venografia
- venomérico
- venômero
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) via
Etymology
From Latin via.
Noun
veia f (plural veias)
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) road, street; way
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada