veio

See also: Veio, véio, and vêio

Galician

Verb

veio

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From veia (“vein”).

Alternative forms

• vêio (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.o/ [ˈveɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/

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

• Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
• Hyphenation: vei‧o

Noun

veio m (plural veios)

1. vein (stripe or streak of a different colour or composition)

   Synonym: estria

2. (geology, mining) vein (thin deposit of a mineral or metal)

   Synonyms: filão, veeiro, fieira

3. rivulet (a very small stream)

   Synonym: regato

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• veyo (obsolete)
• veo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.u/ [ˈveɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.o/ [ˈveɪ̯.o]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.u/

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

• Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
• Hyphenation: vei‧o

Verb

veio

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.u/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.u/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛj.o/ [ˈvɛɪ̯.o]

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of véio

Adjective

veio (feminine veia, masculine plural veios, feminine plural veias)

1. Alternative form of véio

Interjection

veio!

1. Alternative form of véio

Usage notes

According to the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, the word véio should be spelled veio instead. In practice, this hardly occurs due to easy confusion between it and veio from the verb vir.