arcaico
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).
Adjective
arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “arcaico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈkaj.ko/
- Rhymes: -ajko
- Hyphenation: ar‧cài‧co
Adjective
arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaici, feminine plural arcaiche)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- arcaico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [ahˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈkaj.ku/ [aɾˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [aχˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈkaj.ko/ [aɻˈkaɪ̯.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾˈkaj.ku/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): [ah.ˈkaj.kʊ]
- Hyphenation: ar‧cai‧co
Adjective
arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)
- archaic (old-fashioned or antiquated)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “arcaico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “arcaico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “arcaico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “arcaico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “arcaico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “arcaico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈkaiko/ [aɾˈkai̯.ko]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aiko
- Syllabification: ar‧cai‧co
Adjective
arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “arcaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024