vecene

== Latvian == === Etymology === From vecis (“old man”) +‎ -ene (“fem.”), or possibly directly from vecs (“old”) +‎ -ene (“fem.”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === vecene f (5th declension, male equivalent vecis) old woman; also ugly, evil woman runīga vecene ― talkative old woman dullā vecene! ― (you) crazy old woman! liela, līka, sirma vecene patlaban trieca Bites lopus laukā no Brīviņu pļavas ― a big, curved, gray-haired old woman has just chased Bite's cattle from the Briviņi meadows to the field (colloquial) wife tik tīrīga sievišķa kā mana vecene tu tāpat neatradīsi ― so neat and feminine (a woman) as my wife you just will not find ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== veča ==== Related terms ==== vecība vecums vecs