Plural of velum
irregular plural
The plural of velum is vela or velums.
Forms of velum
| Singular | velum /ˈviː.ləm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | vela /ˈviːlə/ velums |
| Countable | countable |
Vela and velums in a sentence
- Vela, Javier Hernández and Lozano switched positions with a thrillingly malevolent sense of purpose.2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry malevolent
- Polyp stage reduced or absent; medusae without velums.1997, John A. Snyder, How to Prepare for the GRE Biology, page 265. From the entry velums
Meaning of velum
- noun The soft palate.
- noun A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
- noun A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.
Nouns ending in -um: plural -a
- minimum (minima)
- medium (media)
- maximum (maxima)
- spectrum (spectra)
- curriculum (curricula)
- referendum (referenda)
- millennium (millennia)
- consortium (consortia)
- podium (podia)
- aquarium (aquaria)
- optimum (optima)
- gymnasium (gymnasia)
Questions about the plural of velum
- What is the plural of velum?
- The plural of velum is vela or velums.
- Which is correct, vela or velums?
- Both are used. vela is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is velum countable?
- Velum is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: velum (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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