ancient in Russian
ancient in Russian is ста́рый, анти́чный, ветхий — ancient means belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
ancient in Russian
ста́рый
Pronounced: staryy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
анти́чный
Pronounced: antichnyy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
ветхий
Pronounced: vetkhiy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
дре́вний
Pronounced: drevniy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
стари́нный
Pronounced: starinnyy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
старода́вний
Pronounced: starodavniy
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
дре́вний
Pronounced: drevniy
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
старобы́лый
Pronounced: starobylyy
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
старода́вний
Pronounced: starodavniy
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
What does "ancient" mean?
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adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
"Archaeologists found coins from an ancient civilisation buried beneath the field."
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adj Very old.
"The ancient oak in the churchyard has stood there for centuries."
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noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.
"The ancients built enormous temples without any modern machines."
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ancient in a sentence
- Archaeologists found coins from an ancient civilisation buried beneath the field.
- The museum houses artifacts from ancient Egypt.
- The ancient oak in the churchyard has stood there for centuries.
- My laptop is so ancient that it takes ten minutes to start.
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What is "ancient" in Russian?
"ancient" in Russian is ста́рый, анти́чный, ветхий. ancient means: Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
How do you pronounce ста́рый?
"ancient" in Russian is ста́рый, pronounced "staryy".
How do you use "ancient" in a sentence?
Example: "Archaeologists found coins from an ancient civilisation buried beneath the field." In Russian, "ancient" is ста́рый, анти́чный, ветхий.
Are there other ways to say "ancient" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 7 translations listed for "ancient": ста́рый, анти́чный, ветхий, дре́вний, стари́нный, старода́вний.
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