vecchiu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • viecchiu (diphtongized)
  • vecciu, viecciu (palatalized and/or diphtongized)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive form of Latin vetus (“old”). Cognates include Italian vecchio, Neapolitan viecchio, Venetian vecio, Spanish viejo, Portuguese velho, French vieux, Occitan vièlh, Catalan vell, Galician vello, Romanian vechi, Aromanian veclju, Dalmatian vieclo, Friulian vecjo, Sardinian véciu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːk.cju̞/, [ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲʊ̠]
  • Hyphenation: vèc‧chiu

Adjective

vecchiu (feminine singular vecchia, masculine and feminine plural vecchi)

  1. old
  2. venerable

Inflection
Masculine Feminine
Singular vecchiu vecchia
Plural vecchi vecchi

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • mmicchiari
  • mmicchiatu
  • vicchianzìa
  • vicchiareḍḍu
  • vicchiazzu
  • vicchiuzzu
  • vicchiànija

Descendants
  • → Italian: Vecchio
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