vecchierello

vecchierello

Italian

Etymology

    From vecchio (“old man”) +‎ -erello (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vek.kjeˈrɛl.lo/
    • Rhymes: -ɛllo
    • Hyphenation: vec‧chie‧rèl‧lo

    Noun

    vecchierello m (plural vecchierelli, feminine vecchierella)

    1. diminutive of vecchio
      Synonym: vecchietto
      Antonym: giovincello
      • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “XVI — Movesi il vecchierel canuto et biancho”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 1–2; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
        Movesi il vecchierel canuto et biancho / del dolce loco ov’à sua età fornita
        The little gray-haired old man from the sweet place where he spent his life
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