"ancien" meaning in French

See ancien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 (always placed before the noun) old, former, ex- (no longer current)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

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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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