arcaico

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic

Related terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaizante

Further reading

• “arcaico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈkaj.ko/
• Rhymes: -ajko
• Hyphenation: ar‧cài‧co

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaici, feminine plural arcaiche)

1. archaic

Derived terms

• arcaicamente

Related terms

• arcaismo

Further reading

• arcaico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• acciaro, accorai, caciaro, cariaco, carioca, coracia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [ahˈkaɪ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [ahˈkaɪ̯.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈkaj.ku/ [aɾˈkaɪ̯.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [aχˈkaɪ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈkaj.ko/ [aɻˈkaɪ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkaj.ku/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ah.ˈkaj.kʊ]
• Hyphenation: ar‧cai‧co

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic (old-fashioned or antiquated)

   Synonyms: antigo, velho, antiquado, primitivo

   Antonyms: moderno, recente

Derived terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaísta
• arcaizante
• arcaizar

 

Further reading

• “arcaico” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “arcaico” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “arcaico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “arcaico” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “arcaico” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “arcaico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkaiko/ [aɾˈkai̯.ko]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aiko
• Syllabification: ar‧cai‧co

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic

   Synonyms: antiguo, anticuado

   Antonym: moderno

Related terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaísta
• arcaizante
• arcaizar

 

Further reading

• “arcaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• Croacia