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Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare Aromanian vitsin.
Adjective
vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine and neuter plural vecine)
- neighboring
Declension
Noun
vecin m (plural vecini, feminine equivalent vecină)
- neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
- (historical) in feudal medieval Moldova, name for a serf or peasant who worked the land
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin vaccinus. Is preserved today only in the name of the plant limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue, Scolopendrium vulgare”). Doublet of vaccin, which was borrowed.
Adjective
vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine and neuter plural vecine)
- (rare, obsolete) bovine
- Synonym: bovin