vecin

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See also: vecín

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veˈt͡ʃin/
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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)

  1. neighboring
Declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite vecin vecină vecini vecine
definite vecinul vecina vecinii vecinele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite vecin vecine vecini vecine
definite vecinului vecinei vecinelor vecinilor

Noun

vecin m (plural vecini, feminine equivalent vecină)

  1. neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
  2. (historical) in feudal medieval Moldova, name for a serf or peasant who worked the land
Declension
singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) vecin vecinul (niște) vecini vecinii
genitive/dative (unui) vecin vecinului (unor) vecini vecinilor
vocative vecinule vecinilor

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)

  1. (rare, obsolete) bovine
    Synonym: bovin
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