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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
vecchia
- feminine singular of vecchio
Noun
vecchia f (plural vecchie, masculine vecchio, diminutive (mostly endearing) vecchìna or vecchiétta; vecchierèlla or (less common) vecchiarèlla, augmentative vecchióna, pejorative vecchiàccia)
- an old woman
Derived terms
Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vetula.
Pronunciation
- (Naples) IPA(key): , (adjective in sandhi)
Adjective
vecchia f sg
- feminine singular of viecchio (“old”)
Noun
vecchia f (plural vecchie)
- old woman
- grandmother
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 55: “una vecchia” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛkkja/,
- Hyphenation: vèc‧chia
Adjective
vecchia
- feminine singular of vecchiu