"vela" meaning in Swedish

See vela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Back-formation from velig. Etymology templates: {{bf|sv|velig}} Back-formation from velig Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|velar|preterite|velade|supine|velat|imperative|vela|head=}} vela (present velar, preterite velade, supine velat, imperative vela) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: velar [present], velade [preterite], velat [supine], vela [imperative], weak [table-tags], vela [active, infinitive], velas [infinitive, passive], velat [active, supine], velats [passive, supine], vela [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], velen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], velar [active, indicative, present], velade [active, indicative, past], velas [indicative, passive, present], velades [indicative, passive, past], vela [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], velade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], velas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], velades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], vele [active, dated, present, subjunctive], velade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], veles [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], velades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], velande [participle, present], velad [participle, past]
  1. to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take (with disapproving connotations) Synonyms: hvela [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-vela-sv-verb-lijhaQ8i Categories (other): Swedish back-formations, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vela meaning in Swedish (3.7kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "velig"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from velig",
      "name": "bf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from velig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "velar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velat",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velats",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "vela",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "velar",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "velade",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "velat",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vela (present velar, preterite velade, supine velat, imperative vela)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If people are going to vacillate, then it won't happen.",
          "text": "Ska det velas hit och dit så blir det inget.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can he make up his mind already?",
          "text": "Kan han sluta vela eller?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take (with disapproving connotations)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vela-sv-verb-lijhaQ8i",
      "links": [
        [
          "undecided",
          "undecided"
        ],
        [
          "hesitate",
          "hesitate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "hvela"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vela"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "velig"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from velig",
      "name": "bf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from velig.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "velar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velat",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velats",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vela",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "velad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "vela",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "velar",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "velade",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "velat",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vela (present velar, preterite velade, supine velat, imperative vela)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish back-formations",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "Swedish verbs",
        "Swedish weak verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If people are going to vacillate, then it won't happen.",
          "text": "Ska det velas hit och dit så blir det inget.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can he make up his mind already?",
          "text": "Kan han sluta vela eller?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take (with disapproving connotations)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "undecided",
          "undecided"
        ],
        [
          "hesitate",
          "hesitate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "hvela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vela"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.