bătrân

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See also: batran, bátran, and Bătrân

Romanian

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Un bătrân.

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Etymology

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Inherited from a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin vetrānus, syncopated form of Latin veterānus. Compare Aromanian bitãrnu, Dalmatian/Vegliot vetrun, Friulian vedran, old Venetian vetrano. Compare the borrowed veteran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈtrɨn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨn
  • Hyphenation: bă‧trân

Adjective

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bătrân m or n (feminine singular bătrână, masculine plural bătrâni, feminine and neuter plural bătrâne)

  1. (usually of people) old

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Noun

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bătrân m (plural bătrâni)

  1. old man

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