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bătrân

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bătrân¹

  • /bəˈtrɨn/

Rhymes with -ɨn

Where it comes from

Inherited from a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin vetrānus, syncopated form of Latin veterānus. Compare Aromanian bitãrnu, Vegliot Dalmatian vetrun, Friulian vedran, Old Venetan vetrano. Compare the borrowed veteran.

adjective bătrână · bătrâni · bătrâne · bătrân

  1. masculine, neuter, of beings old

noun bătrâni · bătrân · bătrânul · bătrânii

  1. masculine old man

Bătrân²

Where it comes from

From bătrân.

proper noun lui Bătrân

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • gaffer old man
  • old of a living being: having lived for relatively many years
  • elderly old

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MLA

"bătrân." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/b%C4%83tr%C3%A2n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bătrân. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/b%C4%83tr%C3%A2n

Chicago

"bătrân." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/b%C4%83tr%C3%A2n.

BibTeX
@misc{ba_tra_n_2026,
  title = {bătrân},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/b%C4%83tr%C3%A2n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}