vintage
English
Etymology
From Middle English vendage, vyndage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, vendenge (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vindēmia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage”), from vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“take off or away, remove”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: vĭnʹtĭj, IPA(key): /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (RP) (file)
Noun
vintage (countable and uncountable, plural vintages)
- The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
- Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
- 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 1, in Tarzan of the Apes:
- I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other. I may credit the seductive influence of an old vintage upon the narrator for the beginning of it, and my own skeptical incredulity during the days that followed for the balance of the strange tale.
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- The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.
- The year or place in which something is produced.
Derived terms
- make vintage
Translations
yield of grapes during one season
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wine identified by year and vineyard
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harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
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year or place something is produced
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Adjective
vintage (comparative more vintage, superlative most vintage)
- (attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.
- (attributively) Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.
- (attributively) Classic (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, old magazines, etc.).
- (Of a motor car) built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).
- (Of a watch) produced between the years 1870 and 1980.
Derived terms
Terms derived from vintage
- non-vintage, nonvintage
- post-vintage thoroughbred
- rack vintage
- unvintaged
- vintage audio
- vintage base ball
- vintage car
- vintage chocolate
- vintage clothing
- vintage dance
- vintage guitar
- vintage jewellery, vintage jewelry
- vintage model
- vintager
- vintage snowmobiling
- vintage spring
- vintage time
- vintage wine
- vintage year
Descendants
- → French: vintage
- → Polish: vintage
- → Spanish: vintage
Translations
relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
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having an enduring appeal; classic
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of a car, built between 1919 and 1930
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of a watch, produced between the years 1870 and 1980
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Verb
vintage (third-person singular simple present vintages, present participle vintaging, simple past and past participle vintaged)
- (transitive) To harvest (grapes).
- (transitive) To make (wine) from grapes.
Derived terms
- vintaging
Translations
to harvest grapes
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to make wine from grapes
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See also
- classic
- veteran
Further reading
- vintage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vintage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- Vigeant, vagient
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English vintage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vin.tɛdʒ/, /vɛ̃.taʒ/
Audio (file)
Adjective
vintage (plural vintages)
- vintage
Further reading
- “vintage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English vintage, from Middle English vendage, vyndage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, vendenge, from Latin vindēmia, from vīnum + dēmō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvin.tɨt͡ʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -intɨt͡ʂ
- Syllabification: vin‧tage
Noun
vintage n (indeclinable)
- vintage (wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin)
- vintage (vogue for old items)
Further reading
- vintage in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- vintage in Polish dictionaries at PWN