veia

See also: veía and veîa

Catalan

Verb

veia

first-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure
third-person singular imperfect indicative form of veure

Portuguese

Alternative forms

veya (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.a/, /ˈvej.ɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɐ/
Hyphenation: vei‧a

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

(anatomy) vein (blood vessel that transports blood to the heart)
(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)
(geology) vein (body of minerals distinct from the surrounding rock)
a small stream or creek

Synonyms

(distinct body of minerals): filão, veio, vieiro
(small stream): regato, riacho, ribeiro, veio

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

flebo-
veiado
venal
veno-
venocapilar
venografia
venomérico
venômero

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) via

Etymology

From Latin via.

Noun

veia f (plural veias)

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) road, street; way

Synonyms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada

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