ancião
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese ãcião, borrowed from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/
- Homophone: Ansião
- Hyphenation: an‧ci‧ão
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Noun
ancião m (plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine anciã, feminine plural anciãs)
- ancient (person who is very old)
Adjective
ancião (feminine anciã, masculine plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine plural anciãs)
- ancient (very old)
- Synonym: antigo