"old-time" meaning in All languages combined

See old-time on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-old-time.ogg [US] Forms: more old-time [comparative], most old-time [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English old-time From old + time. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|old|time|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English old Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English old-time [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*tīmô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*tīmō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "tīma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "tyme", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "time", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "old-time", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="old-time"> From old + time. Head templates: {{en-adj}} old-time (comparative more old-time, superlative most old-time)
  1. From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned. Translations (old-fashioned): старинен (starinen) (Bulgarian), старовремски (starovremski) (Bulgarian), malmoderna (Esperanto), vétuste (French), vetustus (Latin), gammaldags (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-old-time-en-adj-IuM7um8R Disambiguation of 'old-fashioned': 98 2
  2. Ancient; persisting since ancient times.
    Sense id: en-old-time-en-adj-KsoprsFd Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: old-time country, old-timely, old-timer, old-timey, old-timy
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