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)

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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