velhice

Portuguese

Etymology

From velho (“old”) +‎ -ice.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɛˈʎi.sɨ/, /vɨˈʎi.sɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɛˈʎi.sɨ/, /bɨˈʎi.sɨ/

Hyphenation: ve‧lhi‧ce

Noun

velhice f (plural velhices)

oldness, age (the property of that which is old)
old age (the time when one is an old person)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:velhice.

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