antigüidade

See also: antiguidade and Antiguidade

Galician

Alternative forms

  • antigüidá (proscribed)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese antiguedade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin antīquitas, antīquitātem. Cognate with Portuguese antiguidade and Spanish antigüedad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [antiɣwiˈðaðɪ]

Noun

antigüidade f (plural antigüidades)

  1. antiquity
    Antonym: modernidade
  2. antique

References

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

antigüidade f (plural antigüidades)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of antiguidade; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Usage notes

This spelling coexisted with antiguidade, due to the word having a variable pronunciation.