antiguo

/anˈtiɣwo/

adjective A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
antigua
plural
antiguos

Meaning

  1. ancient, old

    • Vivo en una casa antigua.

      I live in an old house.

Similar words

vetusto

vetusto is more literary and emphatic, "ancient, decrepit"; antiguo is more everyday, "old, ancient."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

antigo

Spanish antiguo and Portuguese antigo both directly mean old, from a past time.

Practice

1 What does antiguo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivo en una casa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches antiguo?

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