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vechi
old /ˈvekʲ/
adjective#374 most common
Also: ancient, former, long-standing
Example sentences
Aceasta este o casă veche.
This is an old house.
Am o mașină veche, dar merge bine.
I have an old car, but it runs well.
Orașul are un centru vechi foarte frumos.
The city has a very beautiful old center.
Prietenii vechi sunt greu de înlocuit.
Old friends are hard to replace.
Tradițiile vechi ale satului se păstrează și astăzi.
The village's old traditions are still kept up today.
Manuscrisul, deși vechi de secole, își păstrează culoarea cernelii aproape intactă.
The manuscript, though centuries old, keeps the ink's color almost intact.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vechi (m) / veche (f) | vechi |
| Genitive | vechi (m) / vechi (f) | vechi |
| Accusative | vechi (m) / veche (f) | vechi |
| Vocative | vechi (m) / veche (f) | vechi |
Word family
vechimeage, length of service, seniority
învechito become old or outdated
învechitoutdated, obsolete
vechiturăold junk, worn-out object (colloquial)
Etymology
Vechi descends from the Latin adjective vetus, veterem, meaning old or long-standing. Romanian kept the word in everyday speech, unlike some Romance languages that later replaced it in part with new coinages. The Latin root itself goes back to a Proto-Indo-European word for year, on the logic that something old has seen many years pass.
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