Galician

Noun

vea f ‎(plural veas)

1. (anatomy) vein
2. (geology) vein

Old Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin vela, plural of vēlum ‎(“sail of a ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg ‎(“to weave a web”).

Alternative forms

• vela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβe.a/

Noun

vea f

1. (nautical) sail
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 5 (facsimile):

     baixaron a uea

     (they) lowered the sail

Descendants

• Galician: vela
• Portuguese: vela

Etymology 2

Noun

vea f

1. Alternative form of vẽa

Spanish

Verb

vea

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ver.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ver.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of ver.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of ver.