anziano

Italian

Alternative forms
  • ançiano, anthiano (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *anteānus. Documented from the thirteenth century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /anˈt͡sja.no/
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  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: an‧zià‧no

Adjective

anziano (feminine anziana, masculine plural anziani, feminine plural anziane)

  1. elder, senior
  2. aged

Noun

anziano m (plural anziani, feminine anziana) (archaic)

  1. high-ranking city official

Derived terms

References
  • anziano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • anziano in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  1. “anziano”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini
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