anciano
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Attested in Berceo.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
anciano
Noun edit
anciano
Descendants edit
- Spanish: anciano
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “anciano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 253
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish anciano, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /anˈθjano/ [ãn̟ˈθja.no]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /anˈsjano/ [ãnˈsja.no]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: an‧cia‧no
Adjective edit
anciano (feminine anciana, masculine plural ancianos, feminine plural ancianas)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
anciano m (plural ancianos, feminine anciana, feminine plural ancianas)
Derived terms edit
- ancianito (diminutive)
- asilo de ancianos
- residencia de ancianos
Further reading edit
- “anciano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014