"vecchietto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /vekˈkjet.to/ Forms: vecchietti [plural], vecchietta [feminine]
Rhymes: -etto Etymology: From vecchio (“old man”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|vecchio<t:old man>|-etto<pos:diminutive suffix>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-etto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "vecchietto", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="vecchietto">, {{suffix|it|vecchio|etto|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=old man}} vecchio (“old man”) + -etto (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} vecchietto m (plural vecchietti, feminine vecchietta)
  1. diminutive of vecchio: little old man, oldie Tags: diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: vecchio (extra: little old man, oldie) Synonyms: vecchierello

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "-etto#Italian"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From vecchio (“old man”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).",
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    {
      "form": "vecchietti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecchietta",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    "vec‧chiét‧to"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "vec‧chiét‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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        {
          "extra": "little old man, oldie",
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        [
          "old man",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "vecchierello"
        }
      ],
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        "form-of",
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    {
      "ipa": "/vekˈkjet.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etto"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "form": "vecchietti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecchietta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    "vec‧chiét‧to"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "vec‧chiét‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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        }
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        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:Italian/etto",
        "Rhymes:Italian/etto/3 syllables"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "little old man, oldie",
          "word": "vecchio"
        }
      ],
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        "diminutive of vecchio: little old man, oldie"
      ],
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        [
          "vecchio",
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        ],
        [
          "old man",
          "old man"
        ],
        [
          "oldie",
          "oldie"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vecchierello"
        }
      ],
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        "diminutive",
        "form-of",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/vekˈkjet.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vecchietto"
}

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