Spanish Conversation · Level 130
60 words
Spanish word
milenario
Pronunciation
IPA/mileˈnaɾjo/
Meaning
- adjectivethousand-year-old
Example
Ese árbol es milenario.
That tree is a thousand years old.
More examples
En el viaje vimos un pueblo milenario.
On the trip we saw a thousand-year-old town.
Core concept
A gnarled tree around a thousand years old.
Common phrases
pueblo milenario
thousand-year-old town
sitio milenario
thousand-year-old site
Similar words
antiguo: From an earlier historical period, clearly from long ago.
viejo: Worn or aged through long use or many years.
Definition in Spanish
Se aplica a periodos, monumentos o celebraciones relacionadas con el milenio, o usado para resaltar gran antigüedad.
Word origin
Milenario comes from Spanish milenio, itself from Latin mille 'thousand', plus the adjective-forming suffix -ario, giving the sense 'of a thousand years'.
Usage tips
- Unlike English 'millennial', which often denotes a generation, Spanish milenario refers to objects or events tied to a millennium or to very great age.
Other meanings
- millennium celebrationnoun
Opposites
- nuevonewadjective