velho

velho

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian волхв (volxv, “mage”), from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -elho
• Syllabification^(key): vel‧ho

Noun

velho

1. wizard

Declension

Inflection of velho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	velhoni	velhomme
2nd person	velhosi	velhonne
3rd person	velhonsa

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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/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎo/

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ju/

• Audio

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• 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)

1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)

   Essa escultura é velha.

   This sculpture is old.

   Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro

2. (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

3. (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.

4. old (obsolete or out-of-date)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)

1. (sometimes offensive) an old person

   Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa

   Antonyms: jovem, moço

2. (slang) father

   Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai

3. (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
4. (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!

1. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)

   Synonym: mano