vecchio

See also: Vecchio

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛk.kjo/

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• 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)

1. old, outworn
2. old-fashioned, out-of-date
3. mature, ripe

   vino vecchio ― mature wine

Synonyms

• antico

Antonyms

• giovane, nuovo, recente

Derived terms

• stravecchio
• vecchiaia
• vecchiezza
• vecchiotto
• vecchiume

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)

1. an old man

Derived terms

• vecchiaccio
• vecchierello
• vecchietto
• vecchione

See also

• anziano

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

Noun

vecchio m (plural vecchi)

1. only used in vecchio marino

Further reading

• vècchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• vécchio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana