velle

See also: vèlle and vélle

Afrikaans

Noun

velle

1. plural of vel

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

velle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vellen

Estonian

Noun

velle

1. genitive singular of veli
2. partitive singular of veli
3. illative singular of veli

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French veelle, from Late Latin vitella, diminutive of Latin vitula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛl/

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Noun

velle f (plural velles, masculine veau)

1. cow calf (female calf)

   Synonym: veau femelle

   Antonym: veau mâle (“bull calf, male calf”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: vèl‧le

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin velle (“to want”).

Noun

velle m (uncountable)

1. (literary) will, volition

   Synonyms: volere, volontà

Further reading

• velle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

velle

1. third-person singular present indicative of vellere

Latin

Verb

velle

1. present active infinitive of volō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

velle (present tense vell, past tense vall, supine volle, past participle vollen, present participle vellande, imperative vell)

1. Alternative form of vella