vecin

See also: vecín

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈt͡ʃin/

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱós

Proto-Italic *weikos

Latin vīcus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Latin vīcīnus

Late Latin vēcīnus

Romanian vecin

Inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare Aromanian vitsin.

Adjective

vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine/neuter plural vecine)

1. neighboring

Declension

Declension of vecin

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	vecin		vecină	vecini	vecine
	definite	vecinul		vecina	vecinii	vecinele
genitive- dative	indefinite	vecin		vecine	vecini	vecine
	definite	vecinului		vecinei	vecinilor	vecinelor

Noun

vecin m (plural vecini, feminine equivalent vecină)

1. neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
2. (historical) in feudal medieval Moldova, name for a serf or peasant who worked the land

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vecin	vecinul	vecini	vecinii
genitive-dative	vecin	vecinului	vecini	vecinilor
vocative	vecinule		vecinilor

Related terms

• învecina
• vecinătate
• vecinie
• vecinitate
• vecinul Costică

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin vaccinus. Is preserved today only in the name of the plant limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue, Scolopendrium vulgare”). Doublet of vaccin, which was borrowed.

Adjective

vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine/neuter plural vecine)

1. (rare, obsolete) bovine

   Synonym: bovin