vecin
See also: vecín
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veˈt͡ʃin/
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare Aromanian vitsin.
Adjective
vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine and neuter plural vecine)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | vecin | vecină | vecini | vecine | |||
| definite | vecinul | vecina | vecinii | vecinele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | vecin | vecine | vecini | vecine | |||
| definite | vecinului | vecinei | vecinilor | vecinelor | ||||
Noun
vecin m (plural vecini, feminine equivalent vecină)
- neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
- (historical) in feudal medieval Moldova, name for a serf or peasant who worked the land
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | vecin | vecinul | vecini | vecinii | |
| genitive-dative | vecin | vecinului | vecini | vecinilor | |
| vocative | vecinule | vecinilor | |||
Related terms
- învecina
- vecinătate
- vecinie
- vecinitate
- vecinul Costică
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin vaccinus. Is preserved today only in the name of the plant limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue, Scolopendrium vulgare”). Doublet of vaccin, which was borrowed.
Adjective
vecin m or n (feminine singular vecină, masculine plural vecini, feminine and neuter plural vecine)