vetust

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vetustus (“old, ancient”).

Adjective

vetust (comparative more vetust, superlative most vetust)

1. (obsolete) venerable from antiquity; ancient; old

Related terms

• vetusty

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “vetust”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vetustus (“old, ancient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈtust]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈtust]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [veˈtust]

Adjective

vetust (feminine vetusta, masculine plural vetusts or vetustos, feminine plural vetustes)

1. ancient

   Synonym: antic

Further reading

• “vetust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vétuste, from Latin vetustus.

Adjective

vetust m or n (feminine singular vetustă, masculine plural vetuști, feminine and neuter plural vetuste)

1. outdated, obsolete

Declension

Declension of vetust

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	vetust		vetustă	vetuști	vetuste
	definite	vetustul		vetusta	vetuștii	vetustele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	vetust		vetuste	vetuști	vetuste
	definite	vetustului		vetustei	vetuștilor	vetustelor