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)

old
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