veia

See also: veía and veîa

Catalan

Verb

veia

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• veya (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: vei‧a

Noun

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)

Coordinate terms

• (blood vessel): artéria, capilar

Derived terms

• grande veia cardíaca
• veia cava inferior
• veia cava superior
• veia grande safena
• veia jugular
• veia pequena safena
• veia porta
• veia pulmonar
• veia safena externa
• veia safena interna
• veia safena magna
• veia safena parva

 

Related terms

• veiado
• venal
• veno-
• venocapilar
• venografia
• venomérico

 

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fesi.

Verb

veia

1. to hate, dislike

   Antonym: mina

Related terms

• vēia
• veliveli

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Romansch

Alternative forms

• via (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin via.

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

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

Synonyms

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