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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *antiānus.
Adjective
ancian (feminine anciana, masculine plural ancians, feminine plural ancianes) (ORB, broad)
- ancient, old
References
- ancien in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- ancian in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Interlingua
Etymology
From English ancient, French ancien, Italian anziàno and Spanish anciano, all ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈt͡sjan/, /anˈsjan/
Adjective
ancian (comparative plus ancian, superlative le plus ancian)
- old
Occitan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Occitan ancian, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ancian m (feminine singular anciana, masculine plural ancians, feminine plural ancianas)
- old; ancient
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Attested in Borneil.[1]
Adjective
ancian
- former, ancient
Descendants
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