Definition
Antiquity or ancient times collectively; the condition of being ancient.
Etymology
From 'ancient' with the noun suffix '-ry' (as in 'archery,' 'knavery'), an older suffix that creates abstract nouns from adjectives, now less productive in English.
Kelly Says
This suffix '-ry' built words like 'mystery,' 'archery,' and 'slavery,' but we rarely use it anymore. Ancientry sounds Shakespearean because it is—a fossil word from when English speakers loved this ending!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Antiquities
an-ti-ki-te-es
BNবাংলা
প্রাচীনকাল
pra-cheen-kaal
CACatalà
antiguitat
an-ti-gi-ta
CSČeština
starožitnost
sta-ro-zhi-tnost'
DADansk
antikken
an-ti-ken
DEDeutsch
Altertum
al-ter-tum
ELΕλληνικά
παλαιοτητα
pa-lai-o-te-ta
ESEspañol
antigüedad
an-tee-gwee-dad
FISuomi
antiikki
an-tiikki
FRFrançais
ancienneté
an-see-en-eh-tay
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीनता
pra-cheen-ta
HUMagyar
korai idő
ko-rai ee-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepurukan
ke-pu-ru-kan
ITItaliano
antichità
an-tee-kee-ta
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ
pra-vatt-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
kepurukan
ke-pu-ru-kan
NLNederlands
oudheid
owd-heit
NONorsk
antikken
an-ti-ken
PLPolski
starożytność
sta-ro-zyt-no-st'
PTPortuguês
antiguidade
an-tee-gwi-dade
RORomână
vechime
ve-chi-me
RUРусский
древность
drev-no-st'
SVSvenska
antiken
an-ti-ken
SWKiswahili
zamani
za-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
பழைமை
pa-zhai-mai
TEతెలుగు
గతంలో
gata-mol-lo
TLTL
kasaysayan
ka-sa-ya-san
UKУкраїнська
давнину
dav-ni-nu
VITiếng Việt
cổ xưa
co-xua