vâlced

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from an alteration of an earlier *vânced, from a Vulgar Latin root *vincidus, from Latin vincō (“to defeat, conquer”) (compare Italian vincido (“flexible, pliable, foldable, soft; withered”)), or alternatively derived from vinciō (“tie, restrain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɨl.t͡ʃed/, /vɨlˈt͡ʃed/

Adjective

vâlced m or n (feminine singular vâlcedă, masculine plural vâlcezi, feminine and neuter plural vâlcede)

1. livid, bluish, greyish-blue, pallid

   Synonym: vânăt

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	vâlced		vâlcedă		vâlcezi	vâlcede
	definite	vâlcedul		vâlceda		vâlcezii	vâlcedele
genitive- dative	indefinite	vâlced		vâlcede		vâlcezi	vâlcede
	definite	vâlcedului		vâlcedei		vâlcezilor	vâlcedelor