"anciano" meaning in Spanish

See anciano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /anˈθjano/ [Spain], [ãn̟ˈθja.no] [Spain], /anˈsjano/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [ãnˈsja.no] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: anciana [feminine], ancianos [masculine, plural], ancianas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: From Old Spanish anciano, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|anciano}} Old Spanish anciano, {{der|es|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus Head templates: {{es-adj}} anciano (feminine anciana, masculine plural ancianos, feminine plural ancianas)
  1. (of a person) elderly Synonyms: mayor, viejo
    Sense id: en-anciano-es-adj-RXAgSZ6j
  2. (rare) ancient Tags: rare Synonyms: antiguo
    Sense id: en-anciano-es-adj-Qd2jshE7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ancianidad, ancianismo
Categories (other): Age, People Disambiguation of Age: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /anˈθjano/ [Spain], [ãn̟ˈθja.no] [Spain], /anˈsjano/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [ãnˈsja.no] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: ancianos [plural], anciana [feminine], ancianas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: From Old Spanish anciano, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|anciano}} Old Spanish anciano, {{der|es|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} anciano m (plural ancianos, feminine anciana, feminine plural ancianas)
  1. an elderly person Tags: masculine Synonyms: mayor, viejo Derived forms: ancianato, ancianito [diminutive], asilo de ancianos, residencia de ancianos
    Sense id: en-anciano-es-noun-ok7OOlgq Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 23 9 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Age, People Disambiguation of Age: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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