"ancien" meaning in French

See ancien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/, /ɑ̃.sjɛ.n‿/ Audio: Fr-ancien.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ancien.wav 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 (always placed before the noun) old, former, ex- (no longer current)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
  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 , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-ancien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ancien.wav 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 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 0 72 0 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 0 72 0 17

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Ancient Greek",
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              4,
              7
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          "english": "the old school",
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            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "ancienne école",
          "translation": "the old school",
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              4,
              10
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              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "My ex-boyfriend ditched me.",
          "text": "Mon ancien petit ami m'a plaquée.",
          "translation": "My ex-boyfriend ditched me.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old, former, ex- (no longer current)"
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        [
          "old",
          "old"
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        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ],
        [
          "ex-",
          "ex-"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "always placed before the noun",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(always placed before the noun) old, former, ex- (no longer current)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "neuf"
        },
        {
          "word": "moderne"
        }
      ],
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        "French terms with collocations",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: vieux"
        },
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              8,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Ancient Greek",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "le grec ancien",
          "translation": "Ancient Greek",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              2,
              8
            ]
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            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Old French",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "l'ancien français",
          "translation": "Old French",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Old Armenian",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "l'arménien ancien",
          "translation": "Old Armenian",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              2,
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              0,
              3
            ]
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          "english": "Old Occitan",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "l'ancien occitan",
          "translation": "Old Occitan",
          "type": "example"
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            ]
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              18,
              25
            ]
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          "english": "She has bought an ancient house.",
          "text": "Elle a acheté une maison ancienne.",
          "translation": "She has bought an ancient house.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ancient (very old)"
      ],
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        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually placed after the noun",
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        "(usually placed after the noun) ancient (very old)"
      ]
    }
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
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    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    }
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        "lit": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      "form": "anciens",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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}

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