vecchia

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛk.kja/ Rhymes: -ɛkkja Hyphenation: vèc‧chia === Adjective === vecchia feminine singular of vecchio === Noun === vecchia f (plural vecchie, masculine vecchio, diminutive (mostly endearing) vecchìna or vecchiétta; vecchierèlla or (less common) vecchiarèlla, augmentative vecchióna, pejorative vecchiàccia) an old woman ==== Derived terms ==== vecchiaccia vecchierella vecchietta vecchiona == Neapolitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vetula. === Pronunciation === (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈvɛccə], (adjective in sandhi) [-a] === Adjective === vecchia f sg feminine singular of viecchio (“old”) === Noun === vecchia f (plural vecchie) old woman grandmother === References === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 55: “una vecchia” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it Ledgeway, Adam (2009), Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80 == Sicilian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛkkja/, [ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲɑ̝] Hyphenation: vèc‧chia === Adjective === vecchia feminine singular of vecchiu