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See also: Vedda

Finnish

Etymology

From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋedːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞dːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -edːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ved‧da
  • Hyphenation(key): ved‧da

Noun

vedda

  1. Vedda

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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Italian

Pronunciation

Adjective

vedda (invariable)

  1. of or pertaining to the Veddas

Noun

vedda m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Vedda (one of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka)

Further reading

  • vedda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

vedda

  1. simple past and past participle of vedde

Alternative forms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse veðja.

Pronunciation

Verb

vedda (present tense veddar, past tense vedda, past participle vedda, passive infinitive veddast, present participle veddande, imperative vedda/vedd)

  1. to bet, wager (put up as collateral)
    Synonym: satse
  2. bet, daresay
    Synonyms: eggje, utmane, utfordre
  • veddemål
  • veddelaup

References

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