vieillesse

French

Etymology

vieux, vielle +‎ -esse. Compare Catalan vellesa, Spanish vejez, Italian vecchiaia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vjɛ.jɛs/, /vje.jɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

vieillesse f (plural vieillesses)

Related terms

Further reading

“vieillesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

vieillesse f (uncountable)

old age

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