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Webster 1913 Edition

Veteran

Vet′er-an

(vĕt′ẽr-an)
,
Adj.
[L.
veteranus
, from
vetus
,
veteris
, old; akin to Gr.
ἔτοσ
year, Skr.
vatsara
. See
Wether
.]
Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced;
as, a
veteran
officer or soldier;
veteran
skill.
The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of
veteran
diplomatists and courtiers.
Macaulay.

Vet′er-an

(vĕt′ẽr-an)
,
Noun.
[L.
veteranus
(sc.
miles
): cf. F.
vétéran
.]
One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had much experience, or has grown old or decrepit in service.
Ensigns that pierced the foe’s remotest lines,
The hardy
veteran
with tears resigns.
Addison.
☞ In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reenlisted were specifically designated veterans.

Webster 1828 Edition

Veteran

VET'ERAN

,
Adj.
[L. veteranus, from vetero, to grow old, from vetus, old.]
Having been long exercised in any thing; long practiced or experienced; as a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.

VET'ERAN

,
Noun.
One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has grown old in service and has had much experience.
Ensigns that pierc'd the foe's remotest lines, the hardy veteran with tears resigns.

Definition 2024

veterán

veterán

See also: veteran, Veteran, and vétéran

Czech

Noun

veterán m

  1. veteran (a person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service)

Declension

Derived terms

  • veteránský

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Veteran, from Latin veteranus, from vetus ‎(“old, aged, ancient”), veteris.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛtɛraːn]
  • Hyphenation: ve‧te‧rán

Noun

veterán ‎(plural veteránok)

  1. veteran (a person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service)
  2. veteran (a person with long experience of a particular activity)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative veterán veteránok
accusative veteránt veteránokat
dative veteránnak veteránoknak
instrumental veteránnal veteránokkal
causal-final veteránért veteránokért
translative veteránná veteránokká
terminative veteránig veteránokig
essive-formal veteránként veteránokként
essive-modal — —
inessive veteránban veteránokban
superessive veteránon veteránokon
adessive veteránnál veteránoknál
illative veteránba veteránokba
sublative veteránra veteránokra
allative veteránhoz veteránokhoz
elative veteránból veteránokból
delative veteránról veteránokról
ablative veterántól veteránoktól
Possessive forms of veterán
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. veteránom veteránjaim
2nd person sing. veteránod veteránjaid
3rd person sing. veteránja veteránjai
1st person plural veteránunk veteránjaink
2nd person plural veteránotok veteránjaitok
3rd person plural veteránjuk veteránjaik

References

  1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

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