Finnish

Noun

velho

1. wizard

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (eye dialect): véio, véi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛjʊ/ (see véio and véi)
• Hyphenation: ve‧lho

Adjective

velho m ‎(feminine singular velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable)

1. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)

   Essa escultura é velha.‎

   This sculpture is old.

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.

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 off.

4. old (obsolete or out-of-date)

   Essa teoria já está velha.‎

   This theory is already obsolete.

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Synonyms

• (ancient): antigo, vetusto, vedro (archaic)
• (old-aged): idoso
• (obsolete): obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto

Antonyms

• (ancient): novo, recente
• (old-aged): novo, jovem, moço
• (used for a considerable period of time): novo
• (obsolete): novo, recente

Derived terms

Noun

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

1. (sometimes offensive) an old person
2. (slang) father
3. (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro

Synonyms

• (old person): idoso, coroa (slang)
• (father): pai, papai (childish)
• (term of address for males): mano, cara, bróder

Antonyms

• (old person): jovem, moço

Derived terms

• velhinho, velhozinho (diminutives)
• velhão (augmentative)
• arco da velha
• jogo da velha
• velhaco

Related terms

• envelhecer

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: bedju