ancião

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ãcião, borrowed from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/

Noun

ancião m (plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine anciã, feminine plural anciãs)

  1. ancient (person who is very old)

Adjective

ancião (feminine anciã, masculine plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine plural anciãs)

  1. ancient (very old)
    Synonym: antigo