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See also: veía and veîa

Catalan

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Verb

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veia

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of veure

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (blood vessel), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician vea, Spanish vena, and English vein.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvej.ɐ/ [ˈveɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvej.a/ [ˈveɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: vei‧a

Noun

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veia f (plural veias)

  1. a small stream or creek
    Synonyms: regato, riacho, ribeiro, veio
  2. (geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)
    Synonyms: filão, veio, vieiro
  3. (anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)
  4. (botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛj.ɐ/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛj.a/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.a]

Noun

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veia m (plural veias, feminine veia, feminine plural veias)

  1. Alternative form of véia

Adjective

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veia m or f (plural veias)

  1. Alternative form of véia

Usage notes

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According to the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, the word véia should be spelled veia instead. In practice, this hardly occurs due to easy confusion between it and veia meaning vein.

Pukapukan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fesi.

Verb

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veia

  1. to hate, dislike
    Antonym: mina
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Further reading

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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin via.

Noun

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veia f (plural veias)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) road, street; way

Synonyms

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  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada