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vieja.

female equivalent of viejo

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbjexa/[ˈbje.xa]
  1. female equivalent of viejo

    feminine · form-of
  2. hag

    feminine
  3. wife, (spouse): little woman

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wet- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wétos Proto-Italic *wetos Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin vetulus Latin vetula Late Latin vecla Old Spanish vieja Spanish vieja Inherited from Old Spanish vieja, from Late Latin vecla, from Latin vetula, feminine of vetulus, from vetus (“old”) + -ulus (diminutive ending).

adj/ˈbjexa/[ˈbje.xa]
  1. feminine singular of viejo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wet- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wétos Proto-Italic *wetos Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin vetulus Latin vetula Late Latin vecla Old Spanish vieja Spanish vieja Inherited from Old Spanish vieja, from Late Latin vecla, from Latin vetula, feminine of vetulus, from vetus (“old”) + -ulus (diminutive ending).

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