arcaico

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origen”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic

Related terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaizante

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, origen”), 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)

1. archaic

Derived terms

• arcaicamente

Related terms

• arcaismo

Further reading

• arcaico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• acciaro, accorai, caciaro, cariaco, carioca, coracia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origen”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [ahˈkaɪ̯.ku]

• (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)

1. archaic (old-fashioned or antiquated)

   Synonyms: antigo, velho, antiquado, primitivo

   Antonyms: moderno, recente

Derived terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaísta
• arcaizante
• arcaizar

Further reading

• “arcaico”, in iDicionário Aulete (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, origen”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈkaiko/ [aɾˈkai̯.ko]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aiko
• Syllabification: ar‧cai‧co

Adjective

arcaico (feminine arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)

1. archaic

   Synonyms: antiguo, anticuado

   Antonym: moderno

Related terms

• arcaísmo
• arcaísta
• arcaizante
• arcaizar

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], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• Croacia