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vecin¹

  • /veˈt͡ʃin/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin vēcīnus, from Latin vīcīnus. Compare Aromanian vitsin.

adjective vecină · vecini · vecine · vecin

  1. masculine, neuter neighboring

noun vecini · equivalent vecină · vecin · vecinul · vecinii

  1. masculine neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
  2. historical, masculine in feudal medieval Moldova, name for a serf or peasant who worked the land

vecin²

  • /veˈt͡ʃin/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin vaccinus. Is preserved today only in the name of the plant limbă vecină (“hart's-tongue, Scolopendrium vulgare”). Doublet of vaccin, which was borrowed.

adjective vecină · vecini · vecine

  1. masculine, neuter, obsolete, rare bovine

    Similar: bovin

In English

  • neighbour a person living on adjacent or nearby land
  • villain a peasant free of serfdom

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@misc{vecin_2026,
  title = {vecin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/vecin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}