See also: veca, vecā, večā, véča, and Veca

Latvian

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Etymology 1

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From vecis.

Noun

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veča m

  1. genitive singular of vecis

Etymology 2

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Veča

From vecis (old man) +‎ -a (fem.).

Noun

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veča f (4th declension, masculine form: vecis)

  1. (colloquial, often pejorative) old woman
    veča aplūkoja muguruthe old woman looked back
    vīriem ar ziemeļbriežiem brauca medībās un zvejā, sievas ar bērniem un viena veča uzturēja uguni pavardosthe husbands with the reindeer went hunting and fishing, the wives with the children and one old woman kept the fire in the hearth
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