veja
Albanian
Noun
veja
- definite nominative singular of ve
Galician
Verb
veja
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ver:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wējā. Compare vėjas (“wind”), in the sense "swept area," "cleaned space." Related to Latvian veļa (“lawn”).
Noun
vejà f (plural vẽjos) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | vejà | vẽjos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | vejõs | vejų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | vẽjai | vejóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | vẽją | vejàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | vejà | vejomi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | vejojè | vejosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | vẽja | vẽjos |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “86-87”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 86-87
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese veja. Compare Galician vexa.
Alternative forms
- vêja (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈve.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈve.ʒa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvɐ(j).ʒɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbe.ʒɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈve.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈve.ʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eʒɐ
- Hyphenation: ve‧ja
Verb
veja
- inflection of ver:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Probably a borrowing from Old Tupi, compare bijá, pijá (“kind of fish”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʒa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʒɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eʒɐ
- Hyphenation: ve‧ja
Noun
veja f (plural vejas)
- Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense, a fish of the Atlantic Ocean)
- Synonym: peixe-papagaio
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *věja, whence also Old Church Slavonic вѣꙗ (věja, “branch”). Further cognates include Bulgarian вейка (vejka) and ветва (vetva), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ), Slovak vetva. Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit वया (vayā́, “branch, twig”) (from Proto-Indo-European *woh₁y-éh₂ (“branch, twig”)), Latin vītis (“vine”), German Weide (“willow”), Old Prussian witwan (“willow”), Persian بید (bid, “willow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛ́ːja/
Noun
vȇja f
- branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vêja | ||
| gen. sing. | vêje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
vêja | vêji | vêje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
vêje | vêj | vêj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
vêji | vêjama | vêjam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
vêjo | vêji | vêje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
vêji | vêjah | vêjah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
vêjo | vêjama | vêjami |
Further reading
- “veja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbexa/ [ˈbe.xa]
- Rhymes: -exa
- Syllabification: ve‧ja
Verb
veja
- inflection of vejar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative