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invecchiate

Invecchiate is the feminine plural form of the past participle invecchiato, or more broadly of the verb invecchiare when used in an adjectival sense. It describes substances, objects, or people that have aged or grown old, and it agrees with feminine plural nouns (for example, cose invecchiate, pareti invecchiate, donne invecchiate).

Etymology and usage details: the verb invecchiare comes from vecchio, old, with the prefix in-, indicating a

Grammatical notes: as an adjective, invecchiate can modify feminine plural nouns or be used predicatively. It

Examples:

- Le pareti invecchiate dal tempo raccontano la storia del palazzo.

- Le donne invecchiate hanno accumulato esperienze diverse.

- Le foto invecchiate dagli anni hanno un fascino deteriorato dal tempo.

transition
toward
the
state
of
old
age.
Invecchiate
appears
in
contexts
where
the
subject
is
feminine
plural,
functioning
as
an
adjective
or
as
a
participial
form
in
compound
tenses
with
esser(e)
or
with
reflexive
forms,
such
as
si
sono
invecchiate,
meaning
“they
have
grown
old.”
It
is
the
feminine
counterpart
of
invecchiati
(masculine
plural)
or
invecchiata
(feminine
singular).
commonly
appears
in
descriptions
of
aging
over
time,
whether
referring
to
people,
objects,
or
non-literal
meanings
(for
example,
"cose
invecchiate
dal
tempo"
or
"quaderni
invecchiati
dall’uso").
In
everyday
language,
the
form
helps
convey
a
sense
of
aging
processes
without
specifying
age.