veča
Latvian
Etymology 1
From vecis.
Noun
veča m
- genitive singular of vecis
Etymology 2
From vecis (“old man”) + -a (“fem.”).
Noun
veča f (4th declension, masculine form: vecis)
- (colloquial, often pejorative) old woman
- veča aplūkoja muguru ― the old woman looked back
- vīriem ar ziemeļbriežiem brauca medībās un zvejā, sievas ar bērniem un viena veča uzturēja uguni pavardos ― the husbands with the reindeer went hunting and fishing, the wives with the children and one old woman kept the fire in the hearth
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veča | večas |
| genitive | večas | veču |
| dative | večai | večām |
| accusative | veču | večas |
| instrumental | veču | večām |
| locative | večā | večās |
| vocative | veča | večas |