vetllar

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • vetlar (Valencian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *viglāre, from Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō. Compare Occitan velhar, French veiller, Spanish velar. Cf. also the borrowed doublet vigilar.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /vəˈʎa/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /bəʎˈʎa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /velˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

vetllar (first-person singular present vetllo, past participle vetllat)

  1. to stay up (not sleep at night)
  2. to work nights, to work a night shift
  3. to patrol
  4. (transitive with per) to look out for, watch over

Conjugation

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