veli
See also: Appendix:Variations of "veli"
Catalan
Verb
veli
- inflection of velar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈveli]
- Rhymes: -eli
- Hyphenation: ve‧li
Verb
veli (present velas, past velis, future velos, conditional velus, volitive velu)
- (intransitive) to sail
Conjugation
Conjugation of veli
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji. Cognate with Finnish veli.
Noun
Declension
| Declension of veli (ÕS type 24/puri, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veli | velled | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | velle | ||
| genitive | vellede | ||
| partitive | velle | vellesid | |
| illative | velle vellesse |
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 | |
| Declension of veli (ÕS type 24/puri, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | veli | veljed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | velje | ||
| genitive | veljede | ||
| partitive | velje | veljesid | |
| illative | velje veljesse |
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 | |
Faroese
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *velji, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swelijô.[1] 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) Term of address used by World War II veterans among each other.
- (Helsinki slang) bro
Usage notes
The Helsinki slang usage "bro" is often associated with immigrants.
Declension
Inflection of this word is somewhat irregular. The stem in inflected forms is velj(e)-.
| 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 | ||
| abessive | veljettä | veljittä | ||
| instructive | — | veljin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
compounds
- aateveli
- aseveli
- dominikaaniveli
- heimoveli
- isoveli
- kaksoisveli
- kaksosveli
- kasvattiveli
- kilpaveli
- luostariveli
- maallikkoveli
- ottoveli
- pikkuveli
- puoliveli
- saarnaajaveli
- sielunveli
- täysiveli
- täysveli
- uskonveli
- uusveli
- velihopea
- velikulta
- velimies
- velipekka
- velipoika
- velipuoli
- velisarja
- velisurma
- velisurmaaja
- velivainaja
- veljenmalja
- veljenpoika
- veljensurmaaja
- veljentappaja
- veljentytär
- veriveli
- virkaveli
- vitaaliveljet
References
- Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “veli”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
Further reading
- “veli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋeli/, [ˈʋe̞lʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋelʲi/, [ˈʋe̞lʲi]
- Rhymes: -eli, -elʲi
- 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.
Declension
All forms except the nominative singular show the stem veljä- and are shared with veljä.
| Declension of veli (irregular) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | veli | veljät |
| genitive | veljän | veljöin |
| partitive | veljää | veljöjä |
| illative | veljää | veljöi |
| inessive | veljääs | veljöis |
| elative | veljäst | veljöist |
| allative | veljälle | veljöille |
| adessive | veljääl | veljöil |
| ablative | veljält | veljöilt |
| translative | veljäks | veljöiks |
| essive | veljännä, veljään | veljöinnä, veljöin |
| exessive1) | veljänt | veljöint |
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈve.li/
- Rhymes: -eli
- Hyphenation: vé‧li
Verb
veli
- inflection of velare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.liː/, [ˈu̯eːlʲiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.li/, [ˈvɛːli]
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
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