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 m (feminine singular arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic

Related terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaizante

Further reading

• “arcaico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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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”).

Adjective

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

1. archaic

Related terms

• arcaismo

Anagrams

• acciaro
• accorai
• carioca

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Portuguese

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐɾ.ˈkaj.ku]
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [aɹ.ˈkaj.kʊ]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [aɻ.ˈkaj.ko]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [aχ.ˈkaj.kʊ]
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): [aχ.ˈkaj.ku]

Adjective

arcaico m (feminine singular arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas, comparable)

1. archaic (old-fashioned or antiquated)

   Synonyms: antigo, velho, antiquado, primitivo

   Antonyms: moderno, recente

Derived terms

• arcaísmo, arcaísta, arcaizante, arcaizar

Further reading

• “arcaico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

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 singular 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.