velho

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian волхв (volxv, “mage”), from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -elho
  • Syllabification(key): vel‧ho

Noun

velho

  1. wizard

Declension
Inflection of velho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative velho velhot
genitive velhon velhojen
partitive velhoa velhoja
illative velhoon velhoihin
singular plural
nominative velho velhot
accusative nom. velho velhot
gen. velhon
genitive velhon velhojen
partitive velhoa velhoja
inessive velhossa velhoissa
elative velhosta velhoista
illative velhoon velhoihin
adessive velholla velhoilla
ablative velholta velhoilta
allative velholle velhoille
essive velhona velhoina
translative velhoksi velhoiksi
instructive — velhoin
abessive velhotta velhoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of velho (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative velhoni velhoni
accusative nom. velhoni velhoni
gen. velhoni
genitive velhoni velhojeni
partitive velhoani velhojani
inessive velhossani velhoissani
elative velhostani velhoistani
illative velhooni velhoihini
adessive velhollani velhoillani
ablative velholtani velhoiltani
allative velholleni velhoilleni
essive velhonani velhoinani
translative velhokseni velhoikseni
instructive — —
abessive velhottani velhoittani
comitative — velhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative velhosi velhosi
accusative nom. velhosi velhosi
gen. velhosi
genitive velhosi velhojesi
partitive velhoasi velhojasi
inessive velhossasi velhoissasi
elative velhostasi velhoistasi
illative velhoosi velhoihisi
adessive velhollasi velhoillasi
ablative velholtasi velhoiltasi
allative velhollesi velhoillesi
essive velhonasi velhoinasi
translative velhoksesi velhoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive velhottasi velhoittasi
comitative — velhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative velhomme velhomme
accusative nom. velhomme velhomme
gen. velhomme
genitive velhomme velhojemme
partitive velhoamme velhojamme
inessive velhossamme velhoissamme
elative velhostamme velhoistamme
illative velhoomme velhoihimme
adessive velhollamme velhoillamme
ablative velholtamme velhoiltamme
allative velhollemme velhoillemme
essive velhonamme velhoinamme
translative velhoksemme velhoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive velhottamme velhoittamme
comitative — velhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative velhonne velhonne
accusative nom. velhonne velhonne
gen. velhonne
genitive velhonne velhojenne
partitive velhoanne velhojanne
inessive velhossanne velhoissanne
elative velhostanne velhoistanne
illative velhoonne velhoihinne
adessive velhollanne velhoillanne
ablative velholtanne velhoiltanne
allative velhollenne velhoillenne
essive velhonanne velhoinanne
translative velhoksenne velhoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive velhottanne velhoittanne
comitative — velhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative velhonsa velhonsa
accusative nom. velhonsa velhonsa
gen. velhonsa
genitive velhonsa velhojensa
partitive velhoaan
velhoansa		 velhojaan
velhojansa
inessive velhossaan
velhossansa		 velhoissaan
velhoissansa
elative velhostaan
velhostansa		 velhoistaan
velhoistansa
illative velhoonsa velhoihinsa
adessive velhollaan
velhollansa		 velhoillaan
velhoillansa
ablative velholtaan
velholtansa		 velhoiltaan
velhoiltansa
allative velholleen
velhollensa		 velhoilleen
velhoillensa
essive velhonaan
velhonansa		 velhoinaan
velhoinansa
translative velhokseen
velhoksensa		 velhoikseen
velhoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive velhottaan
velhottansa		 velhoittaan
velhoittansa
comitative — velhoineen
velhoinensa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vello, from Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, diminutive of vetus, from Proto-Indo-European *wétos (“year”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎo/

  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ju/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ve‧lho

Adjective

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)

  1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
    Essa escultura é velha.
    This sculpture is old.
    Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro
  2. (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
    Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.
    I will stop working after I become old.
    Synonym: idoso
  3. (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
    Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.
    I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.
  4. old (obsolete or out-of-date)
    Essa teoria já está velha.
    This theory is already obsolete.
    Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto

Usage notes
  • Velho may be considered slightly offensive, especially when referring to people.

Antonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)

  1. (sometimes offensive) an old person
    Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa
    Antonyms: jovem, moço
  2. (slang) father
    Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai
  3. (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
  4. (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
    Synonyms: mano, cara, bróder, brada

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Kabuverdianu: bedju

Interjection

velho!

  1. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)
    Synonym: mano
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