velho
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
velho
Declension
| Inflection of velho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | velho | velhot | ||
| genitive | velhon | velhojen | ||
| partitive | velhoa | velhoja | ||
| illative | velhoon | velhoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | velho | velhot | ||
| accusative | nom. | velho | velhot | |
| gen. | velhon | |||
| genitive | velhon | velhojen | ||
| partitive | velhoa | velhoja | ||
| inessive | velhossa | velhoissa | ||
| elative | velhosta | velhoista | ||
| illative | velhoon | velhoihin | ||
| adessive | velholla | velhoilla | ||
| ablative | velholta | velhoilta | ||
| allative | velholle | velhoille | ||
| essive | velhona | velhoina | ||
| translative | velhoksi | velhoiksi | ||
| abessive | velhotta | velhoitta | ||
| instructive | — | velhoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “velho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- véio, véi (Brazil, eye dialect)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese velho, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus, from Proto-Indo-European *wétos (“year”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)
- old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
- (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
- Synonym: idoso
- Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.
- I will stop working after I become old.
- (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
- Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.
- I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.
- old (obsolete or out-of-date)
- Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto
- Essa teoria já está velha.
- That theory is already obsolete.
Usage notes
- Velho may be considered slightly offensive, especially when referring to people.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "ancient"): novo, recente
- (antonym(s) of "old-aged"): novo, jovem, moço
- (antonym(s) of "used for a considerable period of time"): novo
- (antonym(s) of "obsolete"): novo, recente
Derived terms
Derived terms
Noun
velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)
- (sometimes offensive) an old person
- (slang) father
- (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
- (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
Derived terms
- arco da velha
- jogo da velha
- velhaco
- velhão (augmentative)
- velhinho (diminutive), velhote (diminutive), velhozinho (diminutive)
- velhíssimo (superlative)
Related terms
Descendants
Interjection
velho!