Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: ve-les
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera.

name

A city in central North Macedonia.

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HD 75898 b, an exoplanet approximately 2.71 times the mass of Jupiter in the Stribor system, ~255 ly from Earth.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Велес

Synonyms

Volos

Questions

What does veles mean?: plural of vele
Where does veles come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

How to pronounce veles

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