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ancient:
- antik; altertümlich; altmodisch; veraltet; unmodern; altväterisch; uralt
Wiktionary:
- ancient → antik, uralt, historisch, steinalt
- ancient → alt, antik, altertümlich, uralt, altmodisch, archaisch, veraltet

English

Detailed Translations for ancient from English to German

ancient:

ancient adj

ancient (antique; old fashioned; old; veteran)
antik; altertümlich
- antik adj
- altertümlich adj
ancient (outdated; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outmoded; not modern)
altmodisch; veraltet; unmodern; altertümlich; altväterisch
- altmodisch adj
- veraltet adj
- unmodern adj
- altertümlich adj
- altväterisch adj
ancient (archaic; antique)
uralt
- uralt adj
ancient (old fashioned; outdated; outmoded)
unmodern; altertümlich; altmodisch
- unmodern adj
- altertümlich adj
- altmodisch adj

Translation Matrix for ancient:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	antediluvian
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
veraltet	ancient; not modern; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded	decrepit; deprecated; kicked off; worn; worn out; worn with age
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	extremely old; old as the hills
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
altertümlich	ancient; antique; not modern; obsolete; old; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded; veteran	ancestral; old
altmodisch	ancient; not modern; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded	ancestral; corny; jocular; waggish
altväterisch	ancient; not modern; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded	ancestral
antik	ancient; antique; old; old fashioned; veteran	old
unmodern	ancient; not modern; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded	ancestral
uralt	ancient; antique; archaic

Related Words for "ancient":

ancientness, ancienter, ancientest, anciently

Synonyms for "ancient":

past
old
antediluvian; oldster; old person; senior citizen; golden ager
person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul

Related Definitions for "ancient":

very old¹
- an ancient mariner¹
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire¹
- ancient history¹
- ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians¹
- ancient Greece¹
a person who lived in ancient times¹
a very old person¹

Wiktionary Translations for ancient:

ancient

adjective

-
- ancient → antik
having lasted from a remote period
- ancient → antik; uralt

ancient

adjective

einer früheren Geschichtsepoche angehörend
- historisch → ancient
die Antike betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend
- antik → antique; ancient
(umgangssprachlich) sehr alt, ungewöhnlich alt
- steinalt → old as the hills; ancient

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• ancient	→ alt	↔ ancien — Qui exister depuis très longtemps.
• ancient	→ antik; alt; altertümlich; uralt; altmodisch	↔ antique — exister dans l’antiquité.
• ancient	→ archaisch; veraltet	↔ archaïque — désuet (1) :

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