"vecs" meaning in Latvian

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Adjective

IPA: [væts]
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet- with an extra (adjectivizing) suffix -(e)s. The original meaning was “of (the) year,” “one year old” (opposed to one born now, recently), from which “older one.” It is also possible that the stem *wet- already had the meaning “previous, earlier,” with the meaning “year” being derived (e.g., “previous, earlier lamb” > “lamb from last year”); compare the meaning relation between Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, first, former”) (< *sénos), δίενος (díenos, “two-year-old”). Cognates include Lithuanian vẽtušas, dialectal vẽčas, Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ, “old, aged, ancient”), Russian ве́тхий (vétxij, “old, aged”), Ukrainian вітхий (vitxyj, “old, aged”), Bulgarian вехт (veht), Czech vetchý, Polish wiotchy, wiotki, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “one-year-old lamb”), German Widder (“ram”), Proto-Celtic *wetsi- (Middle Irish feis, Cornish guis, both “sow that has already given birth” < “from last year”), Hittite witt- (< *wet-), Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá, “year; calf”), *vátas-, Ancient Greek ἔτος (étos, “year”), dialectal ϝέτος (wétos), Latin vetus (“old, ancient”). Etymology templates: {{root|lv|ine-pro|*wet-}}, {{inh|lv|ine-bsl-pro|*wétušas}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, {{inh|lv|ine-pro|*wet-}} Proto-Indo-European *wet-, {{cog|grc|ἕνος|t=old, first, former}} Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, first, former”), {{cog|lt|vẽtušas}} Lithuanian vẽtušas, {{cog|cu|ветъхъ|t=old, aged, ancient}} Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ, “old, aged, ancient”), {{cog|ru|ве́тхий|t=old, aged}} Russian ве́тхий (vétxij, “old, aged”), {{cog|uk|вітхий||old, aged}} Ukrainian вітхий (vitxyj, “old, aged”), {{cog|bg|вехт}} Bulgarian вехт (veht), {{cog|cs|vetchý}} Czech vetchý, {{cog|pl|wiotchy}} Polish wiotchy, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃|t=one-year-old lamb}} Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “one-year-old lamb”), {{cog|de|Widder|t=ram}} German Widder (“ram”), {{cog|cel-pro|*wetsi-}} Proto-Celtic *wetsi-, {{cog|mga|feis}} Middle Irish feis, {{cog|kw|guis}} Cornish guis, {{cog|hit|witt-}} Hittite witt-, {{cog|sa|वत्स|t=year; calf|tr=vatsá}} Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá, “year; calf”), {{cog|grc|ἔτος|t=year}} Ancient Greek ἔτος (étos, “year”), {{cog|la|vetus|t=old, ancient}} Latin vetus (“old, ancient”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|vecais|comparative|vecāks|superlative|visvecākais|adverb|(none)|cat2=|cat3=}} vecs (definite vecais, comparative vecāks, superlative visvecākais, adverb (none)), {{lv-adj|vec|adv=(none)}} vecs (definite vecais, comparative vecāks, superlative visvecākais, adverb (none)) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|vec|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: vecais [definite], vecāks [comparative], visvecākais [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], vecs [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], veci [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], veca [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], vecas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], vecu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], vecus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], vecu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], vecas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], veca [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], vecu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], vecas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], vecu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], vecam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], veciem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], vecai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], vecām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], vecu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], veciem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], vecu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], vecām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], vecā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], vecos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], vecā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], vecās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. (of people, living beings) old (who has lived relatively long, relatively many years)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-y8DvU2MF
  2. (with age indications in the accusative) old
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-y6BrVzb6
  3. old (typical of aged people; weak)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-odTSYWd3
  4. old (who has worked long, who has much experience)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj--hFYg~JG
  5. old (who has lived somewhere for a long time)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-gmedA46U
  6. old (who has been known for a long time)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-klfqvEZ7
  7. old (which was founded, created, built, made long ago, which has existed, has been known for a relatively long time)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-ckL36UFi Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11
  8. (of plants, crops; chiefly definite forms) old (which grew, became ripe a long time ago; which was harvested the previous year)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-l6ll8NPo Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11
  9. (of objects, buildings) old (worn out, used for a long time, not suitable for further use)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-3wKIBBxi
  10. (of food) old (which was stored for a long time ago, which is no longer fit to be eaten)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-yGCMm08y Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11
  11. (of systems) old (no longer in use, no longer valid)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-nSLTlR6W
  12. (of time period; chiefly definite forms) old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-g73QdfwA Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 4 2 5 5 13 11 7 12 2 18 7 7 5
  13. (chiefly definite forms) old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-ni0jJv4k
  14. (definite form, used nominally) old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-iI52wau2
  15. (definite form, used nominally) old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)
    Sense id: en-vecs-lv-adj-gemsdqep Categories (other): Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sens Derived forms: vecāki, vecība, vecums Related terms: vecis, vecene

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jauns"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecāki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecība"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecums"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wet-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*wétušas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wet-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wet-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἕνος",
        "t": "old, first, former"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, first, former”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "vẽtušas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian vẽtušas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "ветъхъ",
        "t": "old, aged, ancient"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ, “old, aged, ancient”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "ве́тхий",
        "t": "old, aged"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian ве́тхий (vétxij, “old, aged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "вітхий",
        "3": "",
        "4": "old, aged"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian вітхий (vitxyj, “old, aged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "вехт"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian вехт (veht)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "vetchý"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech vetchý",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "wiotchy"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish wiotchy",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃",
        "t": "one-year-old lamb"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “one-year-old lamb”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Widder",
        "t": "ram"
      },
      "expansion": "German Widder (“ram”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-pro",
        "2": "*wetsi-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *wetsi-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mga",
        "2": "feis"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish feis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "guis"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish guis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "witt-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite witt-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "वत्स",
        "t": "year; calf",
        "tr": "vatsá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá, “year; calf”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἔτος",
        "t": "year"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἔτος (étos, “year”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vetus",
        "t": "old, ancient"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vetus (“old, ancient”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European *wet- with an extra (adjectivizing) suffix -(e)s. The original meaning was “of (the) year,” “one year old” (opposed to one born now, recently), from which “older one.” It is also possible that the stem *wet- already had the meaning “previous, earlier,” with the meaning “year” being derived (e.g., “previous, earlier lamb” > “lamb from last year”); compare the meaning relation between Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, first, former”) (< *sénos), δίενος (díenos, “two-year-old”).\nCognates include Lithuanian vẽtušas, dialectal vẽčas, Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ, “old, aged, ancient”), Russian ве́тхий (vétxij, “old, aged”), Ukrainian вітхий (vitxyj, “old, aged”), Bulgarian вехт (veht), Czech vetchý, Polish wiotchy, wiotki, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “one-year-old lamb”), German Widder (“ram”), Proto-Celtic *wetsi- (Middle Irish feis, Cornish guis, both “sow that has already given birth” < “from last year”), Hittite witt- (< *wet-), Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá, “year; calf”), *vátas-, Ancient Greek ἔτος (étos, “year”), dialectal ϝέτος (wétos), Latin vetus (“old, ancient”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vecais",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecāks",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "visvecākais",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lv-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veci",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veciem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "veciem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "10": "visvecākais",
        "11": "adverb",
        "12": "(none)",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "vecais",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "vecāks",
        "9": "superlative",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vecs (definite vecais, comparative vecāks, superlative visvecākais, adverb (none))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vec",
        "adv": "(none)"
      },
      "expansion": "vecs (definite vecais, comparative vecāks, superlative visvecākais, adverb (none))",
      "name": "lv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vec",
        "extrawidth": "-100"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vecene"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the old (man) has a caring father's heart",
          "text": "vecajam ir gādīga tēva sirds",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old woman",
          "text": "veca sievete",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old generation",
          "text": "vecā paaudze",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old wolf",
          "text": "vecs vilks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old cows",
          "text": "vecas govis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old lime tree",
          "text": "veca liepa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old forest",
          "text": "vecs mežs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (who has lived relatively long, relatively many years)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-y8DvU2MF",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live#English"
        ],
        [
          "relative",
          "relative#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many#English"
        ],
        [
          "year",
          "year#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "living beings",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people, living beings) old (who has lived relatively long, relatively many years)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a one-month-old child",
          "text": "mēnesi vecs bērns",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "twelve-year-old teenager",
          "text": "divpadsmit gadus vecs pusaudzis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(the city of) Erfurt is more than a thousand years old",
          "text": "Erfurte ir vairāk nekā tūkstoš gadu veca",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-y6BrVzb6",
      "links": [
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "indication",
          "indication"
        ],
        [
          "accusative",
          "accusative"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with age indications in the accusative) old"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with age indications in the accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old legs",
          "text": "vecas kājas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old heart",
          "text": "veca sirds",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (typical of aged people; weak)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-odTSYWd3",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "typical",
          "typical#English"
        ],
        [
          "aged",
          "aged#English"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people#English"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old, experienced fishermen",
          "text": "veci zvejnieki",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old collector",
          "text": "vecs kolekcionārs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old amateur photographer",
          "text": "vecs fotoamatieris",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (who has worked long, who has much experience)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj--hFYg~JG",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much#English"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old local, someone who has lived here long",
          "text": "vecs šejienietis",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (who has lived somewhere for a long time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-gmedA46U",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old acquaintance",
          "text": "veca paziņa",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old friends",
          "text": "veci draugi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (who has been known for a long time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-klfqvEZ7",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old manor",
          "text": "vecs muižas centrs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old house",
          "text": "vecas mājas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old city",
          "text": "veca pilsēta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old world, old continent (Europe, Africa, Asia)",
          "text": "vecā pasaule, vecais kontinents",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old desk",
          "text": "vecs rakstāmgalds",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old tradition",
          "text": "vecas tradīcijas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old love",
          "text": "veca mīlestība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old joke",
          "text": "vecs joks",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old popular song",
          "text": "veca ziņģe",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old document",
          "text": "vecs dokuments",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (which was founded, created, built, made long ago, which has existed, has been known for a relatively long time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-ckL36UFi",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "found",
          "found#English"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create#English"
        ],
        [
          "built",
          "built#English"
        ],
        [
          "made",
          "made#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "ago",
          "ago#English"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist#English"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know#English"
        ],
        [
          "relative",
          "relative#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old rye, potatoes",
          "text": "vecie rudzi, kartupeļi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in food one uses new roots, the old roots are unpalatable, woody",
          "text": "uzturā izlieto jaunas saknes, vecās saknes ir negaršīgas, koksnainas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (which grew, became ripe a long time ago; which was harvested the previous year)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-l6ll8NPo",
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "crop",
          "crop"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "grew",
          "grew#English"
        ],
        [
          "became",
          "became#English"
        ],
        [
          "ripe",
          "ripe#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ],
        [
          "harvest",
          "harvest#English"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous#English"
        ],
        [
          "year",
          "year#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "crops; chiefly definite forms; crops; chiefly definite forms",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of plants, crops; chiefly definite forms) old (which grew, became ripe a long time ago; which was harvested the previous year)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of plants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the bell tower in the cemetery was old, mossy",
          "text": "zvana tornis kapsētā bija vecs, apsūnojis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old, patched men's jacket",
          "text": "veca, salāpīta vīriešu žakete",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the landlord gave away his old boots",
          "text": "saimnieks atdevis savus vecos zābakus",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (worn out, used for a long time, not suitable for further use)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-3wKIBBxi",
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "worn",
          "worn#English"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "out#English"
        ],
        [
          "used",
          "used#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ],
        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable#English"
        ],
        [
          "further",
          "further#English"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "buildings",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of objects, buildings) old (worn out, used for a long time, not suitable for further use)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of objects"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old jam",
          "text": "vecs ievārījums",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old soup",
          "text": "veca zupa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (which was stored for a long time ago, which is no longer fit to be eaten)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-yGCMm08y",
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "store",
          "store#English"
        ],
        [
          "long",
          "long#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ],
        [
          "ago",
          "ago#English"
        ],
        [
          "no longer",
          "no longer#English"
        ],
        [
          "fit",
          "fit#English"
        ],
        [
          "eat",
          "eat#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of food) old (which was stored for a long time ago, which is no longer fit to be eaten)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of food"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old calendar",
          "text": "vecs kalendārs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old pass, badge",
          "text": "veca caurlaide",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (no longer in use, no longer valid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-nSLTlR6W",
      "links": [
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "no longer",
          "no longer#English"
        ],
        [
          "in use",
          "in use#English"
        ],
        [
          "valid",
          "valid#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of systems) old (no longer in use, no longer valid)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of systems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 4 2 5 5 13 11 7 12 2 18 7 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old year (i.e., the previous year)",
          "text": "vecais gads",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old times",
          "text": "vecie laiki",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old money",
          "text": "vecā nauda",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old state apparatus",
          "text": "vecais valsts aparāts",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old events",
          "text": "veci notikumi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-g73QdfwA",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass#English"
        ],
        [
          "gone by",
          "go by#English"
        ],
        [
          "relating",
          "relate#English"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly definite forms",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time period; chiefly definite forms) old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time period"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the old director",
          "text": "vecais direktors",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the river's old bed",
          "text": "upes vecā gultne",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old, previous address",
          "text": "vecā adrese",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Old Testament (first half of the Bible)",
          "text": "Vecā Derība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old style (Julian) calendar",
          "text": "vecā stila (Jūlija) kalendārs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old spelling (used in Latvia before the early 20th century)",
          "text": "vecā ortogrāfija",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-ni0jJv4k",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist#English"
        ],
        [
          "before",
          "before#English"
        ],
        [
          "current",
          "current#English"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace#English"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly definite forms",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly definite forms) old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't have the leisure to sit like that; the old one (i.e., my husband) is waiting in the house",
          "text": "man jau nav vaļas tā sēdēt; vecais gaida mājā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "“where (is) father?” “your old one? safe and sound...”",
          "text": "“kur tēvs?” “tavs vecais? sveiks un vesels...”",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "you didn't want to study; but your old ones (= parents) forced you to, and that was well done",
          "text": "tev negribējās mācīties; bet vecie piespieda un pareizi darīja",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-iI52wau2",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse#English"
        ],
        [
          "mentione",
          "mentione#English"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other#English"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#English"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child#English"
        ],
        [
          "parents",
          "parents#English"
        ],
        [
          "vecāki",
          "vecāki#Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "definite form",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(definite form, used nominally) old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used nominally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 4 2 8 8 10 12 9 12 2 8 5 6 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the eternally raging battle between the stable old and the always emerging new",
          "text": "mūžīgi ārdoša cīņa starp iegūto veco un vienmēr topošo jauno",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vecs-lv-adj-gemsdqep",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "out of date",
          "out of date#English"
        ],
        [
          "outmoded",
          "outmoded#English"
        ],
        [
          "hinder",
          "hinder#English"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new#English"
        ],
        [
          "development",
          "development#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "definite form",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(definite form, used nominally) old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used nominally"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[væts]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sens"
    }
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}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jauns"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Latvian adjectives",
    "Latvian adjectives with irregular adverbial forms",
    "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
    "Latvian lemmas",
    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latvian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wet-",
    "Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "vecāki"
    },
    {
      "word": "vecība"
    },
    {
      "word": "vecums"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wet-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wet-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἕνος",
        "t": "old, first, former"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos, “old, first, former”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "vẽtušas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian vẽtušas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "ветъхъ",
        "t": "old, aged, ancient"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ (vetŭxŭ, “old, aged, ancient”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "ве́тхий",
        "t": "old, aged"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian ве́тхий (vétxij, “old, aged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "вітхий",
        "3": "",
        "4": "old, aged"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian вітхий (vitxyj, “old, aged”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "вехт"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian вехт (veht)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cs",
        "2": "vetchý"
      },
      "expansion": "Czech vetchý",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "wiotchy"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish wiotchy",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃",
        "t": "one-year-old lamb"
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          "english": "old, patched men's jacket",
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          "long",
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          "ago",
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          "eat",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old calendar",
          "text": "vecs kalendārs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old pass, badge",
          "text": "veca caurlaide",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (no longer in use, no longer valid)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "no longer",
          "no longer#English"
        ],
        [
          "in use",
          "in use#English"
        ],
        [
          "valid",
          "valid#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of systems) old (no longer in use, no longer valid)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of systems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "old year (i.e., the previous year)",
          "text": "vecais gads",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old times",
          "text": "vecie laiki",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old money",
          "text": "vecā nauda",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old state apparatus",
          "text": "vecais valsts aparāts",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old events",
          "text": "veci notikumi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass#English"
        ],
        [
          "gone by",
          "go by#English"
        ],
        [
          "relating",
          "relate#English"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly definite forms",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time period; chiefly definite forms) old (already passed, already gone by; relating to past times)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time period"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the old director",
          "text": "vecais direktors",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the river's old bed",
          "text": "upes vecā gultne",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old, previous address",
          "text": "vecā adrese",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the Old Testament (first half of the Bible)",
          "text": "Vecā Derība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "old style (Julian) calendar",
          "text": "vecā stila (Jūlija) kalendārs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the old spelling (used in Latvia before the early 20th century)",
          "text": "vecā ortogrāfija",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist#English"
        ],
        [
          "before",
          "before#English"
        ],
        [
          "current",
          "current#English"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace#English"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly definite forms",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly definite forms) old, previous (which existed before (something else), before the current one, which was replaced by a new one)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't have the leisure to sit like that; the old one (i.e., my husband) is waiting in the house",
          "text": "man jau nav vaļas tā sēdēt; vecais gaida mājā",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "“where (is) father?” “your old one? safe and sound...”",
          "text": "“kur tēvs?” “tavs vecais? sveiks un vesels...”",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "you didn't want to study; but your old ones (= parents) forced you to, and that was well done",
          "text": "tev negribējās mācīties; bet vecie piespieda un pareizi darīja",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse#English"
        ],
        [
          "mentione",
          "mentione#English"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other#English"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#English"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child#English"
        ],
        [
          "parents",
          "parents#English"
        ],
        [
          "vecāki",
          "vecāki#Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "definite form",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(definite form, used nominally) old one (one of two spouses, mentioned by the other one; a parent, mentioned by the child; (plural) parents (syn. vecāki))"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used nominally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the eternally raging battle between the stable old and the always emerging new",
          "text": "mūžīgi ārdoša cīņa starp iegūto veco un vienmēr topošo jauno",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "out of date",
          "out of date#English"
        ],
        [
          "outmoded",
          "outmoded#English"
        ],
        [
          "hinder",
          "hinder#English"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new#English"
        ],
        [
          "development",
          "development#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "definite form",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(definite form, used nominally) old one, old thing (something out of date, outmoded; something which hinders new developments)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used nominally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[væts]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "sens"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vecs"
}

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