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vea
vea
Old Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin vela, plural of vēlum (“sail of a ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg (“to weave a web”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈβe.a/
Noun
vea f
- (nautical) sail
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
- baixaron a uea
- (they) lowered the sail
- baixaron a uea
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
vea f
- Alternative form of vẽa