Portuguese

Proper noun

Velas

1. A village and municipality in the Azores, Portugal.

Related terms

• velense

Esperanto

Verb

velas

1. present of veli

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈweː.laːs/, [ˈweː.ɫaːs]

Verb

vēlās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of vēlō

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwe.laːs/, [ˈwɛ.ɫaːs]

Noun

velās f

1. accusative plural of vela

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.lɐʃ/

Noun

velas f pl

1. plural of vela

Verb

velas

1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of velar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈβ̞e̞.la̠s]
• See also: vals

Etymology 1

From velar, ultimately from Latin velum.

Noun

velas f pl

1. plural of vela (sails)

Verb

velas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of velar.

Etymology 2

From velar, ultimately from Latin vigilia.

Noun

velas f pl

1. plural of vela (candles; watches or vigils)

Verb

velas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of velar.

Etymology 3

See ver and las (accusative for plural feminine nouns)

Verb

velas

1. Compound of the informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ver, ve and the pronoun las.

   Velas... mis ventanas están cerradas.‎

   Watch them... my windows are closed.

Anagrams

• laves
• levas
• salve
• selva
• vales
• valse