veda
English
Noun
vedaCategory:English lemmas#VEDACategory:English nouns#VEDACategory:English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals#VEDACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- Alternative letter-case form of Veda (“malt loaf bread”).
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.ðə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈve.ðə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈve.ða]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#VEDAAudio (Barcelona): (file)
Etymology 1
From vedar + -adaCategory:Catalan terms suffixed with -ada#VEDA.
Noun
veda f (plural vedes)Category:Catalan lemmas#VEDACategory:Catalan nouns#VEDACategory:Catalan countable nouns#VEDACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- prohibition, ban
- closed season (period during which hunting is prohibited)
Etymology 2
Verb
vedaCategory:Catalan non-lemma forms#VEDACategory:Catalan verb forms#VEDACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- inflection of vedar:
Further reading
- “veda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛda]Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
- Rhymes: -ɛdaCategory:Rhymes:Czech/ɛda#VEDA
- Hyphenation: ve‧da
Verb
vedaCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#VEDACategory:Czech verb forms#VEDACategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
vedaCategory:Italian non-lemma forms#VEDACategory:Italian verb forms#VEDACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- inflection of vedere:
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowing from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English#VEDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#VEDA Veda, in turn a borrowing from SanskritCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Sanskrit#VEDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Sanskrit#VEDA वेद (veda) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VEDA *weyd- (“to see", hence figuratively "to know" or "recognize”).
Noun
veda m (definite singular vedaen, indefinite plural vedaer or vedaar, definite plural vedaene or vedaane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#VEDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#VEDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Category:Pali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VEDACategory:Pali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-#VEDA Category:Pali terms derived from Sanskrit#VEDACategory:Pali terms derived from the Sanskrit root विद्#VEDAInherited from SanskritCategory:Pali terms inherited from Sanskrit#VEDACategory:Pali terms derived from Sanskrit#VEDA वेद (veda). Cognate with Prakrit वेअ (vea), वेय (veya).
Noun
veda mCategory:Pali lemmas#VEDACategory:Pali nouns#VEDACategory:Pali nouns in Latin script#VEDACategory:Pali entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pali masculine nouns#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
Declension
| Case / Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vedo | vedā |
| Accusative (second) | vedaṃ | vede |
| Instrumental (third) | vedena | vedehi or vedebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vedassa or vedāya or vedatthaṃ | vedānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vedasmā or vedamhā or vedā | vedehi or vedebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vedassa | vedānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vedasmiṃ or vedamhi or vede | vedesu |
| Vocative (calling) | veda | vedā |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဗေဒ (beda.)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “veda”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 562.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛdɐCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛdɐ#VEDACategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛdɐ/2 syllables#VEDA
- Hyphenation: ve‧da
Verb
vedaCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#VEDACategory:Portuguese verb forms#VEDACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- inflection of vedar:
Scanian
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Scanian terms inherited from Old Norse#VEDACategory:Scanian terms derived from Old Norse#VEDA vita, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Scanian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#VEDACategory:Scanian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VEDA *witaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
veda (preterite singular visste, supine vedað)Category:Scanian lemmas#VEDACategory:Scanian verbs#VEDACategory:Scanian entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- to know
Conjugation
| infinitive | veda | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| participle | veden | |||||
| supine | vedað | |||||
| active voice | present indicative | past indicative | present imperative | |||
| 1st sg. | jağ | vé | visste | — | ||
| 2nd sg. | dú | vézt | visste | — | ||
| 3rd sg. | hanð | vé | visste | — | ||
| 1st pl. | ví | veden | vissten | — | ||
| 2nd pl. | í | veden | vissten | — | ||
| 3rd pl. | dé | vé | visste | — | ||
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Slovak terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#VEDACategory:Slovak terms derived from Proto-Slavic#VEDA *věďa, from *věděti (“to know”), i.e., veda is a literal translation of the LatinCategory:Slovak terms calqued from Latin#VEDACategory:Slovak terms derived from Latin#VEDA scientia (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veda/, [ˈʋeda]Category:Slovak 2-syllable words#VEDACategory:Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
- Rhymes: -edaCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/eda#VEDACategory:Rhymes:Slovak/eda/2 syllables#VEDA
- Hyphenation: ve‧da
Category:Slovak terms with audio pronunciation#VEDAAudio (Bratislava): (file)
Noun
veda f (genitive singular vedy, nominative plural vedy, genitive plural vied, declension pattern of ženaCategory:Slovak links with redundant wikilinks#VEDA)Category:Slovak lemmas#VEDACategory:Slovak nouns#VEDACategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Slovak feminine nouns#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- a system of knowledge of the laws of objective reality derived from a theoretical exploratory activity, science
- a specific scientific discipline
- historická veda ― historical scienceCategory:Slovak terms with usage examples#VEDA
Usage notes
- While in English the word science is often seen as meaning only the hard sciences, such as physics, chemistry, biology, in Slovak the word veda covers all scholarly disciplines, including the various social sciences that are sometimes referred to as arts in English.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “veda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeda/ [ˈbe.ð̞a]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#VEDACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#VEDA
- Rhymes: -edaCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eda#VEDACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eda/2 syllables#VEDA
- Syllabification: ve‧da
Etymology 1
Deverbal from vedar (“to prohibit”)Category:Spanish deverbals#VEDA.
Noun
veda f (plural vedas)Category:Spanish lemmas#VEDACategory:Spanish nouns#VEDACategory:Spanish countable nouns#VEDACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- prohibition, ban
- (huntingCategory:es:Hunting#VEDA) closed season
- 2015 September 25, “Rapaces tiroteadas en la media veda”, in El País:
- La media veda es un periodo, que se abre en verano y tiene casi un mes de duración, en el que se permite la caza de ciertas especies, como la paloma torcaz, la tórtola común y la codorniz.Category:Spanish terms with quotations#VEDA
- The half-closed season is a period which opens in summer and lasts for about a month in which hunting of particular species is permitted, such as the wood pigeon, the common turtledove, and the quail.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vedaCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#VEDACategory:Spanish verb forms#VEDACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
- inflection of vedar:
Further reading
- “veda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#VEDACategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#VEDA وداع, borrowed from ArabicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Arabic#VEDA اَلْوَدَاع (al-wadāʕ). Doublet of elvedaCategory:Turkish doublets#VEDA.
Pronunciation
Noun
veda (definite accusative vedayı, plural vedalar)Category:Turkish lemmas#VEDACategory:Turkish nouns#VEDACategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
Declension
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Derived terms
Related terms
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-FinnicCategory:Veps terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#VEDACategory:Veps terms derived from Proto-Finnic#VEDA *veedäk, from Proto-UralicCategory:Veps terms inherited from Proto-Uralic#VEDACategory:Veps terms derived from Proto-Uralic#VEDA *wixe-.
Verb
vedaCategory:Veps lemmas#VEDACategory:Veps verbs#VEDACategory:Veps entries with incorrect language header#VEDACategory:Pages with entries#VEDACategory:Pages with 12 entries#VEDA
Inflection
| Inflection of veda (inflection type 23/toda) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st infinitive | veda | ||
| present indic. | veb | ||
| past indic. | vei | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | ven | vein | — |
| 2nd singular | ved | veid | ve |
| 3rd singular | veb | vei | vegha |
| 1st plural | vem | veim | vegam |
| 2nd plural | vet | veit | vegat |
| 3rd plural | vedas veba |
veiba | vegha |
| sing. conneg.1 | ve | vend | ve |
| plur. conneg. | vegoi | venugoi | vegoi |
| present conditional |
past conditional |
potential | |
| 1st singular | veižin | venuižin | venen |
| 2nd singular | veižid | venuižid | vened |
| 3rd singular | veiži | venuiži | veneb |
| 1st plural | veižim | venuižim | venem |
| 2nd plural | veižit | venuižit | venet |
| 3rd plural | veižiba | venuižiba | veneba |
| connegative | veiži | venuiži | vene |
| non-finite forms | |||
| 1st infinitive | veda | ||
| 2nd infinitive | 3rd infinitive | ||
| inessive | vedes | inessive | vemas |
| instructive | veden | illative | vemha |
| participles | elative | vemaspäi | |
| present active | vei | adessive | vemal |
| past active | venu | abessive | vemat |
| past passive | vedud | ||
| 1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons. | |||