veča
Latvian
editEtymology 1
editFrom vecis.
Noun
editveča m
Etymology 2
editFrom vecis (“old man”) + -a (“fem.”).
Noun
editveča f (4th declension, masculine form: vecis)
- (colloquial, often pejorative) old woman
- veča aplūkoja muguru ― the old woman looked back
- vīriem ar ziemeļbriežiem brauca medībās un zvejā, sievas ar bērniem un viena veča uzturēja uguni pavardos ― the husbands with the reindeer went hunting and fishing, the wives with the children and one old woman kept the fire in the hearth
Declension
editDeclension of veča (4th declension)