# vedar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin vetāre. Doublet of vetar, a learned borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bəˈða]
* IPA: (Balearic) [vəˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [veˈðaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

vedar (first-person singular present vedo, first-person singular preterite vedí, past participle vedat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Balearic, Valencia) /e/
* (transitive) to ban, prohibit
* (transitive) to impede, get in the way

#### Derived terms

* veda
* vedat

### Further reading

* “vedar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “vedar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “vedar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “vedar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin videō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βeˈdar/

### Verb

vedar (third-person singular present vi or viad, past participle vedoit)
* to see

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* Homophone: vear (some dialects)

### Noun

vedar m
* indefinite plural of ved

### Verb

vedar
* present of veda

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vedar, from Latin vetāre (“to forbid; to oppose”). Doublet of vetar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /veˈda(ʁ)/ [veˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /veˈda(ʁ)/ [veˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /veˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /veˈda(ʁ)/ [veˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /veˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨˈdaɾ/ [vɨˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨˈdaɾ/ [vɨˈðaɾ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɨˈdaɾ/ [bɨˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vɨˈda.ɾi/ [vɨˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: ve‧dar

### Verb

vedar (first-person singular present vedo, first-person singular preterite vedei, past participle vedado)
* (transitive) to ban; to prohibit
    Synonyms: banir, ilegalizar, proibir
    Antonyms: conceder, legalizar, liberar, permitir
* (transitive) to impede; to obstruct
    Synonyms: estancar, impedir, obstar, obstruir
    Antonyms: desimpedir, desobstruir
* (transitive) to seal (close securely)
    Synonyms: estancar, fechar, obturar, selar
* (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* vedação
* vedado
* vedador
* vedante
* vedável
* vetar

### Further reading

* “vedar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “vedar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “vedar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “vedar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “vedar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “vedar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vedrъ. Cognate with Russian вёдро (vjódro, “fair weather”), Slovene veder (“bright, cheerful”), Bulgarian ведър (vedǎr, “serene, bright”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋêdar/
* Hyphenation: ve‧dar

### Adjective

vȅdar (Cyrillic spelling ве̏дар, definite vȅdrī, comparative vedriji)
* clear (especially of sky)
    vedar dan ― clear day
* cheerful, serene

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vedar, from Latin vetāre. Doublet of vetar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈdaɾ/ [beˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ve‧dar

### Verb

vedar (first-person singular present vedo, first-person singular preterite vedé, past participle vedado)
* (transitive) to ban, prohibit

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* veda
* vedado
* vedo
* veto

### Further reading

* “vedar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10