vecín

See also: vecin

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare to Spanish vecino, Occitan vesin, French voisin, Catalan veí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈθin/
  • IPA(key): /beˈsin/ (Benasquese)
  • Syllabification: ve‧cín
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

vecín m

  1. neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
  2. (especially in the plural) a resident or inhabitant of an area, especially of a neighborhood or a village
  3. (historical) freeman, person of relatively high status associated with a place

Adjective

vecín (plural vecíns)

  1. neighboring, adjacent

Derived terms

Further reading

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese vezino, from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈθin/ [beˈθĩŋ]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: ve‧cín

Adjective

vecín m sg (feminine singular vecina, neuter singular vecino, masculine plural vecinos, feminine plural vecines)

  1. adjoining
  2. close, near
  3. similar

Noun

vecín m (plural vecinos)

  1. neighbour

Further reading

  • vecín (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • vecín (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “vecín (adjective)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “vecín (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN