| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | vel·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | velo | veloj |
| Accusative | velon | velojn |
| Catalan | vela |
|---|---|
| Chinook Jargon | sil |
| Czech | plachta |
| Danish | sejl |
| Dutch | zeil |
| English | sail |
| English (Old English) | segel |
| Faeroese | segl |
| Finnish | purje |
| French | voile |
| German | Segel |
| Icelandic | segl |
| Italian | vela |
| Latin | velum |
| Papiamento | bela |
| Portuguese | pano; vela |
| Saterland Frisian | Sail |
| Scottish Gaelic | seòl |
| Spanish | vela |
| Sranan | seyri |
| Swedish | segel |
| West Frisian | seil |