vecums
Latvian
Etymology
From vecs (“old”) + -ums.
Noun
vecums m (1st declension)
- old age (the last phase of life)
- vecuma nespēks ― senility (lit. the weakness, feebleness of old age)
- sirms vecums ― ripe (lit. gray) old age
- vecuma dienas, vecumdienas ― old age (lit. old age days)
- vecuma pensija ― old age pension
- bērni būs viņa atspaids vecumā ― (his) children will be his support in (his) old age
- koki krīt no vecuma ― the trees fall from old age (= because they are very old)
- age (the time that has passed since a person's birth)
- draugi ir vienā vecumā ― the friends are the same age
- bez vecuma ierobežojuma ― without age limit
- pensijas vecums ― retirement age
- pirmsskolas vecums ― pre-school age (approximately from 3 to 6)
- skolas vecums ― school age (approximately from 7 to 18)
- ģeoloģiskais vecums ― geologic age
- āpši var nodzīvot līdz 15 gadu vecumam ― badgers can live up to the age of 15 years
- mātei malku esmu skaldījis jau no sešu gadu vecuma ― I have been chopping wood for mother from the age of six years
- age, oldness (deterioration caused by the passage of time)
- viņa melnais svārki no liela vecuma spīdēja ― his black coat gleamed from oldness, being old
Declension
Declension of vecums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vecums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vecumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vecuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | vecumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vecumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vecumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vecum | — |
Synonyms
- vecība