vetustus

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”) +‎ -tus (“-ful”, suffix forming adjectives denoting plenty or possession of some trait). The original meaning was "having many years", since the adjective was formed at a time when vetus still had its old meaning "year", rather than "old". Confer the cognate Ancient Greek word ἔτος (étos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

vetustus (feminine vetusta, neuter vetustum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. that which has existed a long time; old, ancient, aged; established, lasting
    Synonyms: prīscus, prīstinus, senex, longinquus, vetus
    Antonyms: novus, recēns
  2. after or in the manner of the ancients, old-fashioned, old-time
    Synonyms: antīquus, prīscus, longinquus
    Antonym: recēns
  3. from ancient times or antiquity; archaic
  4. (figuratively, of a disease) chronic, prolonged, lingering, established

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative vetustus vetusta vetustum vetustī vetustae vetusta
genitive vetustī vetustae vetustī vetustōrum vetustārum vetustōrum
dative vetustō vetustae vetustō vetustīs
accusative vetustum vetustam vetustum vetustōs vetustās vetusta
ablative vetustō vetustā vetustō vetustīs
vocative vetuste vetusta vetustum vetustī vetustae vetusta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian:
      • Logudorese: bedustu
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Emilian: bdost
    • Piedmontese: viosc
  • Borrowings:

References

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