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veles.

light-armed foot-soldier; guerrilla forces (pl.), irregular bands; skirmishers;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈweː.ɫɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛː.les]
  1. skirmisher, javelineer, light-armed footsoldier

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Related to vēlōx, vehō. Contains -es (“going”).

verb
  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of vēlō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.