veia

See also: veía and veîa

Catalan

Verb

veia

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of veure

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

veya (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

(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)

a small stream or creek
Synonyms: regato, riacho, ribeiro, veio
(geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)
Synonyms: filão, veio, vieiro
(anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)
(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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

alternative spelling of véia

Adjective

veia

alternative spelling of véia

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fesi.

Verb

veia

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)

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) road, street; way

Synonyms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada