vecene
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See also: vecenē
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vecis (“old man”) + -ene (“fem.”), or possibly directly from vecs (“old”) + -ene (“fem.”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vecene f (5th declension, masculine form: vecis)
- old woman; also ugly, evil woman
- runīga vecene ― talkative old woman
- dullā vecene! ― (you) crazy old woman!
- liela, līka, sirma vecene patlaban trieca Bites lopus laukā no Brīviņu pļavas ― a big, curved, gray-haired old woman has just chased Bite's cattle from the Briviņi meadows to the field
- (colloquial) wife
- tik tīrīga sievišķa kā mana vecene tu tāpat neatradīsi ― so neat and feminine (a woman) as my wife you just will not find
Declension[edit]
Declension of vecene (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vecene | vecenes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | veceni | vecenes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vecenes | veceņu |
| dative (datīvs) | vecenei | vecenēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | veceni | vecenēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vecenē | vecenēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vecene | vecenes |