vecchiu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkkju/, [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

• anticu
• antiquatu
• anzianu

Antonyms

• friscu
• jùvini
• mudernu
• novu
• nuveḍḍu
• ricenti

Derived terms

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

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Vecchio