What does vela mean in Latin?

vela, a noun, means “Gallic synonym of īriō”.

What is the genitive of vela?

The genitive singular is velae. vela is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈwɛ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛː.la].

noun · femininefirst declension

vela f (genitive velae)

Classical[ˈwɛ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.la]

feminineGallic synonym of īriō
irionem inter fruges sesamae similem esse diximus et a graecis erysimon vocari, galli velam appellant.When treating of the cereals, we have already stated that the irio, which strongly resembles sesame, is also called “erysimon” by the Greeks: the Gauls give it the name of “vela.” ― translation from: J. Bostock and H.T. Riley, The Natural History (1855), bk XXII, ch. lxxvAD 77–79, C. Plinius Secundus (aut.), K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historia (1906), bk XXII, ch. lxxv

vela, ae, f.,

I. the Gallic name for the plant erysimon, Plin. 22, 25, 75, § 158.

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