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Dictionary Results For "velar" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Adjective

velar

articulated at the velum or soft palate
referring to a veil

Noun

a sound articulated at the soft palate

Translations

Croatian: {{t-|hr|jedrenik|m}}, {{t-|hr|mekonepčanik|m}}, {{t-|hr|velar|m}}
Dutch: velaar

French: vélaire
Japanese: 軟口蓋音 (なんこうがいおん)

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Croatian

Noun

a #English|velar

Declension

{{hr-decl-noun |velar|velari |velara|velara |velaru|velarima |velar|velare |velare|velari |velaru|velarima |velarom|velarima }}

Synonyms

jedrenik, mekonepčanik, stražnjonepčanik

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin vigilare

Verb

velar

to watch, to guard
to be vigilant

Conjugation

Category:Spanish verbs

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Swedish

Adjective

velar

velar#Adjective|velar

Verb

velar

Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar

de:velar es:velar fa:velar fr:velar io:velar pt:velar ru:velar fi:velar sv:velar ta:velar vi:velar tr:velar zh:velar

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Velar \Ve"lar\, a. [See Velum.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining
to the soft palate.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft
palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and
hard g.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet velar
adj 1: of or relating to the velum
2: produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the
soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in
`sing')