vetera

See also: veterà

Esperanto

Etymology

From vetero (“weather”, noun) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [veˈtera]
• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ra

Adjective

vetera (accusative singular veteran, plural veteraj, accusative plural veterajn)

1. weather (attributive)

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.te.ra/, [ˈu̯ɛt̪ɛrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.te.ra/, [ˈvɛːt̪erä]

Noun

vetera n pl (genitive veterum); third declension

1. the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	vetera
Genitive	veterum
Dative	veteribus
Accusative	vetera
Ablative	veteribus
Vocative	vetera

Related terms

• veterēs
• vetus

Adjective

vetera

1. nominative/accusative neuter plural of vetus