veterano

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish veterano, from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beteˈɾano/, [be.t̪eˈɾa.no]
• Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ra‧no

Noun

veterano

1. veteran

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin veterānus.

Adjective

veterano (feminine veterana, masculine plural veteranos, feminine plural veteranas)

1. veteran (military)
2. experienced

   Antonym: novato

Noun

veterano m (plural veteranos, feminine veterana, feminine plural veteranas)

1. a military veteran
2. a person with experience

   Synonym: vedraño

Further reading

• “veterano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin veterānus, probably a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.teˈra.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ve‧te‧rà‧no

Noun

veterano m (plural veterani, feminine veterana)

1. veteran (all senses), old hand

Related terms

• vieto
• vetusto

Anagrams

• eternavo, noverate, venerato

Latin

Adjective

veterānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of veterānus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.teˈɾɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.teˈɾɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ve.teˈɾɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.tɨˈɾɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.tɨˈɾɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.tɨˈɾa.nu/

• Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ra‧no

Adjective

veterano (feminine veterana, masculine plural veteranos, feminine plural veteranas)

1. veteran (with long experience)
2. veteran (related to former members of armed forces)

Noun

veterano m (plural veteranos, feminine veterana, feminine plural veteranas)

1. veteran (person with long experience)
2. veteran (old soldier)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beteˈɾano/ [be.t̪eˈɾa.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ve‧te‧ra‧no

Adjective

veterano (feminine veterana, masculine plural veteranos, feminine plural veteranas)

1. veteran

   Synonym: aguerrido

Derived terms

• veteranía

 

Noun

veterano m (plural veteranos, feminine veterana, feminine plural veteranas)

1. veteran
2. the orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda

Further reading

• “veterano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16