Fromvecs(“old”) +‎-ums.

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vecums m (1st declension)

1. old age(thelastphase oflife)

   vecuma nespēks ―senility (lit. theweakness,feebleness of old age)

   sirmsvecums ―ripe (lit. gray)old age

   vecuma dienas,vecumdienas ―old age (lit.old age days)

   vecuma pensija ―old age pension

   bērni būs viņa atspaidsvecumā ―(his) children will be his support in (his)old age

   koki krīt novecuma ―the trees fall fromold age (= because they are very old)

2. age(thetime that haspassedsince aperson'sbirth)

   draugi ir vienāvecumā ―the friends are the sameage

   bezvecuma ierobežojuma ―withoutage limit

   pensijasvecums ―retirementage

   pirmsskolasvecums ―pre-schoolage (approximately from 3 to 6)

   skolasvecums ―schoolage (approximately from 7 to 18)

   ģeoloģiskaisvecums ―geologicage

   āpši var nodzīvot līdz 15 gaduvecumam ―badgers can live up to theage of 15 years

   mātei malku esmu skaldījis jau no sešu gaduvecuma ―I have been chopping wood for mother from theage of six years

3. age,oldness(deteriorationcaused by thepassage oftime)

   viņa melnais svārki no liela vecuma spīdēja ―his black coat gleamed fromoldness,being old

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