Definition
Belonging to or existing in the past; no longer current or relevant, often used nostalgically.
Etymology
Compound word from 'by' (meaning beside, past) plus 'gone.' The word has been used since the 1500s to describe things that have passed away or belong to earlier times.
Kelly Says
'Bygone eras' sounds romantic and wistful, but the word literally just means 'things that have gone by'—it's a simple metaphor of time as movement that we've used for 500 years because it feels so natural.
Translations
CSČeština
minulost
mi-noo-lost
DEDeutsch
vergangen
ver-gan-gen
ELΕλληνικά
πρώην
pro-ee-en
ESEspañol
pasado
pa-sah-doh
FAفارسی
گذشته
go-zash-teh
FISuomi
menneisyys
men-ne-i-syys
HIहिन्दी
भूतकाल
bhoot-kaal
IDBahasa Indonesia
lalu
la-loo
ITItaliano
passato
pa-sah-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
lalu
la-loo
NLNederlands
verleden
ver-le-den
PLPolski
przeszłość
przes-hlosch
PTPortuguês
passado
pa-sah-doh
RUРусский
прошедшее
pro-shee-shee
SVSvenska
förflugen
for-flu-gen
SWKiswahili
zamani
za-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
அன்றைய
an-nray-ai
TLTL
nakaraan
na-ka-ra-an
UKУкраїнська
минуле
mi-noo-le
VITiếng Việt
quá khứ
kwaa khu
ZUZU
ezihlulelwe
e-zi-hloo-le-le-we