veli
See also: velí, veļi, Veli, vēli, and вели
Catalan
Verb
veli
- third-person singular imperative form of velar
- third-person singular present subjunctive form of velar
- first-person singular present subjunctive form of velar
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveli/
- Hyphenation: ve‧li
Verb
veli (present velas, past velis, future velos, conditional velus, volitive velu)
- to sail
Conjugation
Conjugation of veli
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji. Cognate with Finnish veli.
Noun
veli (genitive velje, partitive velje)veli (genitive velle, partitive velle)
- (uncommon) brother
Declension
Declension of veli (type puri)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veli | veljed |
| genitive | velje | veljede |
| partitive | velje | veljesid |
| illative | veljesse / velje | veljedesse |
| inessive | veljes | veljedes |
| elative | veljest | veljedest |
| allative | veljele | veljedele |
| adessive | veljel | veljedel |
| ablative | veljelt | veljedelt |
| translative | veljeks | veljedeks |
| terminative | veljeni | veljedeni |
| essive | veljena | veljedena |
| abessive | veljeta | veljedeta |
| comitative | veljega | veljedega |
Declension of veli (type puri)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veli | velled |
| genitive | velle | vellede |
| partitive | velle | vellesid |
| illative | vellesse / velle | velledesse |
| inessive | velles | velledes |
| elative | vellest | velledest |
| allative | vellele | velledele |
| adessive | vellel | velledel |
| ablative | vellelt | velledelt |
| translative | velleks | velledeks |
| terminative | velleni | velledeni |
| essive | vellena | velledena |
| abessive | velleta | velledeta |
| comitative | vellega | velledega |
Synonyms
- vend
- vennas
Faroese
Noun
veli
- indefinite dative singular of vel
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swelijô. Cognate with Northern Sami viellja, Karelian velj, Estonian veli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞li]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eli
- Syllabification(key): ve‧li
Noun
veli
- brother (male sibling)
- (rare) brother (ally or fellow)
- (in particular) Used by WW2 veterans to adress eachother
- (slang, Helsinki) bro
Usage notes
- Sense three is often associated with immigrants.
Declension
Inflection of this word is somewhat irregular. The stem in inflected forms is velj-.
| Inflection of veli (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | veli | veljet | |
| genitive | veljen | veljien | |
| partitive | veljeä | veljiä | |
| illative | veljeen | veljiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veli | veljet | |
| accusative | nom. | veli | veljet |
| gen. | veljen | ||
| genitive | veljen | veljien | |
| partitive | veljeä | veljiä | |
| inessive | veljessä | veljissä | |
| elative | veljestä | veljistä | |
| illative | veljeen | veljiin | |
| adessive | veljellä | veljillä | |
| ablative | veljeltä | veljiltä | |
| allative | veljelle | veljille | |
| essive | veljenä | veljinä | |
| translative | veljeksi | veljiksi | |
| instructive | — | veljin | |
| abessive | veljettä | veljittä | |
| comitative | — | veljineen | |
| Possessive forms of veli (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | veljeni | veljemme |
| 2nd person | veljesi | veljenne |
| 3rd person | veljensä | |
Derived terms
- veljellinen
- veljeys
- veljeä ei jätetä
Compounds
compounds
- aateveli
- aseveli
- heimoveli
- isoveli
- kaksoisveli
- kaksosveli
- kasvattiveli
- luostariveli
- maallikkoveli
- pikkuveli
- saarnaajaveli
- täysiveli
- täysveli
- uskonveli
- velihopea
- velikulta
- velimies
- velipekka
- velipoika
- velipuoli
- velisarja
- velisurma
- velisurmaaja
- velivainaja
- veljenmalja
- veljenpoika
- veljentytär
- virkaveli
Anagrams
- Elvi, ilve, live
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji. Cognates include Finnish veli and Estonian veli.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞lʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞li]
- Rhymes: -eli
- Hyphenation: ve‧li
Noun
veli
- Synonym of veljä (“brother”)
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:
- Ivo ono Levon veli.
- Ivo is Levo's brother.
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 68:
- Veli ono kolhozan pravlenjan clena.
- Brother is a member of the board of the kolkhoz.
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Declension
| Declension of veli (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | veli | velet |
| genitive | velen | velliin, velilöin |
| partitive | velliä | velijä, velilöjä |
| illative | vellee | vellii, velilöihe |
| inessive | veles | velis, velilöis |
| elative | velest | velist, velilöist |
| allative | velelle | velille, velilöille |
| adessive | velel | velil, velilöil |
| ablative | velelt | velilt, velilöilt |
| translative | veleks | veliks, velilöiks |
| essive | velennä, velleen | velinnä, velilöinnä, velliin, velilöin |
| exessive1) | velent | velint, velilöint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 651
Italian
Noun
veli m
- plural of velo
Verb
veli
- inflection of velare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- Levi, levi, live, vile
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.liː/, [ˈu̯eːlʲiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.li/, [ˈvɛːli]
Noun
vēlī n
- genitive singular of vēlum
Maltese
Noun
veli
- plural of velu
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English veil.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
veli (n class, plural veli)
- veil (something to hide an object)
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji.
Noun
veli (genitive vele or velle, partitive veljä or velle)
- brother
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.