ancient

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
2. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
3. Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
4. (obsolete) Experienced; versed.
5. (obsolete) Former; sometime.

Noun

1. A person who is very old.
2. A person who lived in ancient times.
3. (UK) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
4. (obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

Noun

1. (archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
2. (obsolete, rare) The bearer of a flag; ensign.

Conceptos

antiguo

🧓

viejo

🧓

anciano

remoto

antigua

antaño

secular

vetusto

🧓

pretérito

primero

primitivo

valiente

decrépito

precedente

rancio

senil

venerable

venerado

el de más edad

peso y precio excesivo

anterior

arcaica

arcaico

delantero

mayor

original

pasado

Sinónimos

old

🧓

antique

archaic

aged

very old

age-old

old-fashioned

antiquated

primitive

primeval

former

past

old-time

outmoded

immemorial

olden

everlasting

hoary

outdated

eternal

bygone

antediluvian

centuries-old

elder

venerable

worn out

decrepit

ancestor

classical

of long standing

belonging to the past

early

old person

Old

permanent

primaeval

primordial

original

dated

old man

frail

older

out of date

first

1st

feeble

long ago

longstanding

obsolete

eldest

at night

Traducciones

antico

ancien

🧓

antique

alt

🧓

antigo

αρχαίος

antik

altertümlich

antiek

antik

vieux

🧓

ouderwets

uralt

antic

🧓

aloud

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: auncyen

In summary

From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent.

Oraciones

The ancient cry for a Holy War rang through the streets .

El antiguo grito por una guerra santa sonó por las calles.

She specializes in the field of ancient glass .

Ella se especializa en el campo del antiguo vidrio.

It is called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt .

Se llama la Capilla Sixtina del antiguo Egipto.

Ancient historians described the area as Raetia and its inhabitants as Raeti.

Los historiadores antiguos describieron el área como Raetia y sus habitantes como Raeti.

The area of present-day Marumori was part of ancient Mutsu Province .

El área de la actual Marumori era parte de la antigua provincia de Mutsu.