出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/02/17 16:28 UTC 版)
From vetus (“old”) + -tus (“-ful”, suffix forming adjectives denoting plenty or possession of some trait). The original meaning was "having many years", since the adjective was formed at a time when vetus still had its old meaning "year", rather than "old". Confer the cognate Ancient Greek word ἔτος (étos).
vetustus (feminine vetusta, neuter vetustum); first/second-declension adjective
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | vetustus | vetusta | vetustum | vetustī | vetustae | vetusta | |
| genitive | vetustī | vetustae | vetustī | vetustōrum | vetustārum | vetustōrum | |
| dative | vetustō | vetustae | vetustō | vetustīs | |||
| accusative | vetustum | vetustam | vetustum | vetustōs | vetustās | vetusta | |
| ablative | vetustō | vetustā | vetustō | vetustīs | |||
| vocative | vetuste | vetusta | vetustum | vetustī | vetustae | vetusta | |