veclus
Latin
Etymology
From Latin vetulus which underwent syncope and dissimilation, from vetus with diminutive -ulus. This term is attested[1] in the Appendix Probi, a compilation of common mistakes written in the Late Antiquity.
Pronunciation
Adjective
veclus (feminine vecla, neuter veclum); first/second declension
- (Vulgar Latin) elderly or old
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | veclus | vecla | veclum | veclī | veclae | vecla | |
| Genitive | veclī | veclae | veclī | veclōrum | veclārum | veclōrum | |
| Dative | veclō | veclae | veclō | veclīs | veclīs | veclīs | |
| Accusative | veclum | veclam | veclum | veclōs | veclās | vecla | |
| Ablative | veclō | veclā | veclō | veclīs | veclīs | veclīs | |
| Vocative | vecle | vecla | veclum | veclī | veclae | vecla | |
First/second declension.
| Italo-Western declension of *veclus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | *vę́clọs | *vę́cla | *vę́clọ | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cla | |
| genitive | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cli | *vęclọ́rọ | *vęclárọ | *vęclọ́rọ | |
| dative | *vę́clọ | *vę́clę | *vę́clọ | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | |
| accusative-ablative | *vę́clọ | *vę́clã | *vę́clọ | *vę́clọs | *vę́clas | *vę́cla | |
| Eastern declension of *veclus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | *vę́clus | *vę́cla | *vę́clu | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cla | |
| genitive | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cli | *vęclóru | *vęcláru | *vęclóru | |
| dative | *vę́clo | *vę́clę | *vę́clo | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | |
| accusative-ablative | *vę́clu | *vę́clã | *vę́clu | *vę́clos | *vę́clas | *vę́cla | |
| Sardinian declension of *veclus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | *vę́clus | *vę́cla | *vę́clu | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cla | |
| genitive | *vę́cli | *vę́clę | *vę́cli | *vęclóru | *vęcláru | *vęclóru | |
| dative | *vę́clo | *vę́clę | *vę́clo | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | *vę́clis | |
| accusative-ablative | *vę́clu | *vę́clã | *vę́clu | *vę́clos | *vę́clas | *vę́cla | |
Descendants
References
- veclus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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