velhice

/veˈʎisi/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as velhices

Meaning

  1. old age

    • Na velhice, descansa.

      In old age, he rests.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

idade

Close — old age is a stage of age.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

senectud

senectud is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "old age."

Spanish

vejez

vejez is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "old age."

French

vieillesse

vieillesse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "old age."

Practice

1 What does velhice mean?

2 Fill the gap: Na ___, descansa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches velhice?

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