vecchio
See also: Vecchio
Italian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛk.kjo/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkkjo
- Hyphenation: vèc‧chio
Adjective
vecchio (feminine vecchia, masculine plural vecchi, feminine plural vecchie, superlative vecchissimo, diminutive (meaning “beginning to get old” referring to people; derogatory when referring to things) vecchìno or vecchiétto or vecchiettìno, augmentative vecchiòtto, pejorative vecchiàccio, diminutive-derogatory vecchiùccio)
- old, outworn
- old-fashioned, out-of-date
- mature, ripe
- vino vecchio ― mature wine
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Noun
vecchio m (plural vecchi, feminine vecchia, diminutive (mostly endearing when referring to people) vecchìno or vecchiétto or vecchiettìno; vecchierèllo or (less common) vecchiarèllo, augmentative vecchióne, pejorative vecchiàccio)
- an old man
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Etymology 2
From Latin vitulus (“bull calf”), probably through a Vulgar Latin form *vitlus, viclus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvek.kjo/
- Rhymes: -ekkjo
- Hyphenation: véc‧chio
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