# velho
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vëlho, borrowed from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋelho/, [ˈʋe̞lho̞]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -elho
* Hyphenation: vel‧ho

### Noun

velho
* wizard

#### Declension

Possessive forms of velho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
velhoni
velhoni
accusative
nom.
velhoni
velhoni
gen.
velhoni
genitive
velhoni
velhojeni
partitive
velhoani
velhojani
inessive
velhossani
velhoissani
elative
velhostani
velhoistani
illative
velhooni
velhoihini
adessive
velhollani
velhoillani
ablative
velholtani
velhoiltani
allative
velholleni
velhoilleni
essive
velhonani
velhoinani
translative
velhokseni
velhoikseni
abessive
velhottani
velhoittani
instructive
comitative
—velhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
velhosi
velhosi
accusative
nom.
velhosi
velhosi
gen.
velhosi
genitive
velhosi
velhojesi
partitive
velhoasi
velhojasi
inessive
velhossasi
velhoissasi
elative
velhostasi
velhoistasi
illative
velhoosi
velhoihisi
adessive
velhollasi
velhoillasi
ablative
velholtasi
velhoiltasi
allative
velhollesi
velhoillesi
essive
velhonasi
velhoinasi
translative
velhoksesi
velhoiksesi
abessive
velhottasi
velhoittasi
instructive
comitative
—velhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
velhomme
velhomme
accusative
nom.
velhomme
velhomme
gen.
velhomme
genitive
velhomme
velhojemme
partitive
velhoamme
velhojamme
inessive
velhossamme
velhoissamme
elative
velhostamme
velhoistamme
illative
velhoomme
velhoihimme
adessive
velhollamme
velhoillamme
ablative
velholtamme
velhoiltamme
allative
velhollemme
velhoillemme
essive
velhonamme
velhoinamme
translative
velhoksemme
velhoiksemme
abessive
velhottamme
velhoittamme
instructive
comitative
—velhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
velhonne
velhonne
accusative
nom.
velhonne
velhonne
gen.
velhonne
genitive
velhonne
velhojenne
partitive
velhoanne
velhojanne
inessive
velhossanne
velhoissanne
elative
velhostanne
velhoistanne
illative
velhoonne
velhoihinne
adessive
velhollanne
velhoillanne
ablative
velholtanne
velhoiltanne
allative
velhollenne
velhoillenne
essive
velhonanne
velhoinanne
translative
velhoksenne
velhoiksenne
abessive
velhottanne
velhoittanne
instructive
comitative
—velhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
velhonsa
velhonsa
accusative
nom.
velhonsa
velhonsa
gen.
velhonsa
genitive
velhonsa
velhojensa
partitive
velhoaan velhoansa
velhojaan velhojansa
inessive
velhossaan velhossansa
velhoissaan velhoissansa
elative
velhostaan velhostansa
velhoistaan velhoistansa
illative
velhoonsa
velhoihinsa
adessive
velhollaan velhollansa
velhoillaan velhoillansa
ablative
velholtaan velholtansa
velhoiltaan velhoiltansa
allative
velholleen velhollensa
velhoilleen velhoillensa
essive
velhonaan velhonansa
velhoinaan velhoinansa
translative
velhokseen velhoksensa
velhoikseen velhoiksensa
abessive
velhottaan velhottansa
velhoittaan velhoittansa
instructive
comitative
—velhoineen velhoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* velhotar
* velhous
* velhokala
* velholehti
* velhomonni

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
* ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “velho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

## Galician
### Adjective

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of vello

### Noun

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of vello

### Further reading

* “velho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* véio, véi (Brazil, eye dialect)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ʎo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ʎu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɛ.ʎu/
* (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /ˈvɛ.ju/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛʎu
* Hyphenation: ve‧lho

### Adjective

velho (feminine velha, masculine plural velhos, feminine plural velhas, comparable, comparative mais velho, superlative o mais velho or velhíssimo, diminutive velhinho, augmentative velhão)
* old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
    Synonyms: antigo, vetusto, (archaic) vedro
    Esta escultura é velha.This sculpture is old.
* (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
    Synonym: idoso
    Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho.I will stop working after I become old.
* (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
    Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo.I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out.
* old (obsolete or out-of-date)
    Synonyms: obsoleto, ultrapassado, arcaico, antiquado, vetusto
    Essa teoria já está velha.That theory is already obsolete.

#### Usage notes

* Velho may be considered slightly offensive, especially when referring to people.

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “ancient”): novo, recente
* (antonym(s) of “old-aged”): novo, jovem, moço
* (antonym(s) of “used for a considerable period of time”): novo
* (antonym(s) of “obsolete”): novo, recente

#### Derived terms

* ferro-velho
* há um chinelo velho para todo pé cansado
* lata-velha
* mais velha profissão do mundo
* papagaio velho não aprende a falar
* velhice
* velhismo
* Velho Testamento
* velhos hábitos nunca morrem

### Noun

velho m (plural velhos, feminine velha, feminine plural velhas)
* (sometimes offensive) an old person
    Synonyms: idoso, (slang, Brazil) coroa
    Antonyms: jovem, moço
* (slang) father
    Synonyms: pai, (childish, Brazil) papai
* (endearing) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
* (slang, Brazil) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
    Synonyms: mano, cara, bróder, brada

#### Derived terms

* arco da velha
* jogo da velha
* velhaco
* velhão (augmentative)
* velhinho (diminutive), velhote (diminutive), velhozinho (diminutive)
* velhíssimo (superlative)

#### Related terms

* envelhecer

#### Descendants

* Kabuverdianu: bedju
* Macanese: vêlo

### Interjection

velho!
* (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)
    Synonym: mano

### Further reading

* “velho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “velho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “velho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025