vecchierello

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Italian

Etymology

From vecchio (old man) +‎ -erello (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vek.kjeˈrɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: vec‧chie‧rèl‧lo

Noun

vecchierello m (plural vecchierelli, feminine vecchierella)

  1. diminutive of vecchio
    Synonym: vecchietto
    Antonym: giovincello
    • 13361374, Francesco Petrarca, “XVI — Movesi il vecchierel canuto et biancho”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 1–2; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
      Movesi il vecchierel canuto et biancho / del dolce loco ov’à sua età fornita
      The little gray-haired old man from the sweet place where he spent his life