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veles

veles is the plural of vele.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Veles

Veles

  1. (Slavic mythology) The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera.
    Synonyms:
    Volos

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Veles

Veles

  1. A city in central North Macedonia.
  2. HD 75898 b, an exoplanet approximately 2.71 times the mass of Jupiter in the Stribor system, ~255 ly from Earth.

Synonyms of veles

Origin of veles

Likely of Proto-Indo-European origin but the exact root is difficult to pinpoint. Suggestions have included *h₂welh₁- (“wool”) and *welg- (“damp, humid”). Also compare Lithuanian vẽlės (“ghostly figures of the deceased”), archaic form of modern velnias (“demon, devil”). More at Veles.

From Macedonian Велес (Veles)

Questions about veles

What does veles mean?
Veles means the pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera.
What is veles the plural of?
Veles is the plural of vele.
What part of speech is veles?
Veles is a proper noun.

Words near veles in the dictionary

  1. velella
  2. velellas
  3. velellid
  4. velellids
  5. Velence
  6. veles
  7. Veleslav
  8. Velestino
  9. Velestinon
  10. veleta
  11. veletas

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