arcaico
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).
Adjective
arcaico m (feminine singular arcaica, masculine plural arcaicos, feminine plural arcaicas)
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I am first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈkaj.ko/
- Rhymes: -ajko
- Hyphenation: ar‧cài‧co
Derived terms
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Further reading
- arcaico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [ahˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈkaj.ku/ [aɾˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈkaj.ku/ [aχˈkaɪ̯.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˈkaj.ko/ [aɻˈkaɪ̯.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾˈkaj.ku/
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): [ah.ˈkaj.kʊ]
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαικός (arkhaikós, “old-fashioned”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “from the beginning, antiquated, ancient, old”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to be first”).
Related terms
Further reading
- “arcaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014