/vjø/
Translation
old (masculine)
Word origin
From Latin vetulus ('little old', a diminutive of vetus, 'old').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vetulus
- English cognates
- veteran, inveterate
Examples
charme '.
This old neighbourhood is full of charm and history.
.
My old coat no longer keeps me warm.
'aventure, -.
He is too old for this kind of adventure, they say.
.
My old cat sleeps almost the whole day.
.
He still wears that old coat of his father's.
Used in
Stories
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