veclus
Latin
Etymology
From Latin vetulus which underwent syncope and dissimilation, from vetus with diminutive -ulus. This term is attested[1] in the Appendix Probi, a compilation of common mistakes written in the Late Antiquity.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwe.klus/, [ˈwɛ.kɫʊs]
Adjective
veclus (feminine vecla, neuter veclum); first/second declension
- (Vulgar Latin) elderly or old
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | veclus | vecla | veclum | veclī | veclae | vecla | |
| genitive | veclī | veclae | veclī | veclōrum | veclārum | veclōrum | |
| dative | veclō | veclō | veclīs | ||||
| accusative | veclum | veclam | veclum | veclōs | veclās | vecla | |
| ablative | veclō | veclā | veclō | veclīs | |||
| vocative | vecle | vecla | veclum | veclī | veclae | vecla | |
Descendants
References
- veclus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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