velho
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian волхв (volxv, “mage”), from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -elho
- Syllabification(key): vel‧ho
Noun
velho
- wizard
Declension
Inflection of velho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | velho | velhot | |
genitive | velhon | velhojen | |
partitive | velhoa | velhoja | |
illative | velhoon | velhoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | velho | velhot | |
accusative | nom. | velho | velhot |
gen. | velhon | ||
genitive | velhon | velhojen | |
partitive | velhoa | velhoja | |
inessive | velhossa | velhoissa | |
elative | velhosta | velhoista | |
illative | velhoon | velhoihin | |
adessive | velholla | velhoilla | |
ablative | velholta | velhoilta | |
allative | velholle | velhoille | |
essive | velhona | velhoina | |
translative | velhoksi | velhoiksi | |
instructive | — | velhoin | |
abessive | velhotta | velhoitta | |
comitative | — | velhoineen |
Possessive forms of velho (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | velhoni | velhomme |
2nd person | velhosi | velhonne |
3rd person | velhonsa |
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- véio, véi (eye dialect)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese vello, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus, from Proto-Indo-European *wétos (“year”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎo/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ju/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ve‧lho
Adjective
velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)
- old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
- Essa escultura é velha.
- This sculpture is old.
- Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro
- (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
- Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.
- I will stop working after I become old.
- Synonym: idoso
- (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
- Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.
- I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.
- old (obsolete or out-of-date)
- Essa teoria já está velha.
- This theory is already obsolete.
- Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto
Usage notes
- Velho may be considered slightly offensive, especially when referring to people.
Antonyms
- (ancient): novo, recente
- (old-aged): novo, jovem, moço
- (used for a considerable period of time): novo
- (obsolete): novo, recente
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ferro-velho
- há um chinelo velho para todo pé cansado
- lata-velha
- mais velha profissão do mundo
- papagaio velho não aprende a falar
- velhice
- velhismo
- velhos hábitos nunca morrem
Noun
velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)
- (sometimes offensive) an old person
- Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa
- Antonyms: jovem, moço
- (slang) father
- Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai
- (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
- (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
- Synonyms: mano, cara, bróder, brada
Derived terms
- arco da velha
- jogo da velha
- velhaco
- velhão (augmentative)
- velhinho (diminutive), velhote (diminutive), velhozinho (diminutive)
- velhíssimo (superlative)
Related terms
- envelhecer
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: bedju
Interjection
velho!
- (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)
- Synonym: mano