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Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/, /ɑ̃.sjɛ.n‿/ Audio: Fr-ancien.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: ancienne [feminine], anciens [masculine, plural], anciennes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French ancien, from Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|la}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|ancien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ancien, {{inh+|fr|frm|ancien}} Inherited from Middle French ancien, {{inh|fr|fro|anciien}} Old French anciien, {{inh|fr|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} ancien (feminine ancienne, masculine plural anciens, feminine plural anciennes)
  1. (always placed before the noun) old, former, ex- (no longer current)
    Sense id: en-ancien-fr-adj-EgzUKSHQ Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 63 23 14
  2. (usually placed after the noun) ancient (very old)
    Sense id: en-ancien-fr-adj-YzMeflGd Categories (other): French terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à l’ancienne, anciennement, ancienneté

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/, /ɑ̃.sjɛ.n‿/ Audio: Fr-ancien.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: anciens [plural], ancienne [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French ancien, from Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|la}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|ancien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ancien, {{inh+|fr|frm|ancien}} Inherited from Middle French ancien, {{inh|fr|fro|anciien}} Old French anciien, {{inh|fr|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} ancien m (plural anciens, feminine ancienne)
  1. an old person Tags: masculine Derived forms: Ancien des jours
    Sense id: en-ancien-fr-noun-h-1piPV9

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: ancienne [feminine, singular], anciens [masculine, plural], anciennes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old French ancien. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|ancien}} Old French ancien Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective||anciens|feminine singular|ancienne|masculine plural|anciens||{{{mp2}}}|feminine plural|anciennes|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=}} ancien m (feminine singular ancienne, masculine plural anciens, feminine plural anciennes), {{frm-adj|ancienne|anciens|anciennes}} ancien m (feminine singular ancienne, masculine plural anciens, feminine plural anciennes)
  1. old Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ancien-frm-adj-y6BrVzb6
  2. previous; former Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ancien-frm-adj-S8V-IHa- Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Adjective [Norman]

Etymology: From Old French anciien, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nrf|la}}, {{inh|nrf|fro|anciien}} Old French anciien, {{der|nrf|VL.|*anteanus}} Vulgar Latin *anteanus Head templates: {{head|nrf|adjective||||anciens||||ancienne||||anciens||anciennes||{{{f2}}}s|f2accel-form=p|f3accel-form=m|s|f4accel-form=f|s|f6accel-form=m|p|f7accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} ancien m, {{nrf-adj|f=ancienne}} ancien m
  1. (Jersey) ancient Tags: Jersey, masculine Derived forms: anciennement, ancienneté (english: ancient times)
    Sense id: en-ancien-nrm-adj-Qd2jshE7 Categories (other): Jersey Norman, Norman entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Old French]

Forms: anciene [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|anciene|||||||g=m|head=}} ancien m (oblique and nominative feminine singular anciene), {{fro-adj}} ancien m (oblique and nominative feminine singular anciene)
  1. Alternative form of anciien (“former, ancient”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: anciien (extra: former, ancient)
    Sense id: en-ancien-fro-adj-nBru~3z6 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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        "Norman terms inherited from Old French"
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}

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