veu

See also: véu, veü, and ve'u

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan veu, from older vou (via dissimilation), from Latin vōcem. Cf. the evolution of creu (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvew]

• Audio:

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Noun

veu f (plural veus)

1. voice
2. word, term

Derived terms

• portaveu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin vicem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvew]

• Audio:

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Noun

veu f (plural veus)

1. (archaic) time, occasion
2. (archaic, in the plural) place, stead

Derived terms

• portantveus

Related terms

• vegada

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvew]

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

veu

1. third-person singular present/preterite indicative of veure

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• véu (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbew]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvew]

Verb

veu

1. (literary, Valencia) third-person singular present/preterite indicative of veure

References

• “veu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “veu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Verb

veu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of vir

Ligurian

Verb

veu

1. second/third-person singular present indicative of voéi

Middle French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vyː/

Verb

veu

1. past participle of veoir

Preposition

veu

1. given, in light of
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, book II, chapter 8:

     il ne pouvoit autrement eviter nostre importunité, veu la condition de ses enfans

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: vu

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈy/

Verb

veu

1. past participle of veoir