antediluvian

Etymology


From, referring the story of , through which God rescues , his family, and examples of all the world’s animals from the great flood, which is related in Genesis 6–9 of the Bible. is derived from (from  +  (ultimately from )) +. The English word is analysable as.

(“long extinct”) is from the fact that such animals and plants were originally believed to have perished in the biblical flood referred to above.

Adjective

 * 1)  Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or  to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
 * 2)  Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
 * 3) Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
 * 4) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1)  Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
 * 2) Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
 * 3) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
 * 2) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
 * 2) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.
 * 1) Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: behorend tot de tijd voor de zondvloed
 * Esperanto: antaŭdiluva
 * Finnish: vedenpaisumusta edeltävä
 * French:
 * Georgian: წარღვნამდელი
 * German:
 * Italian: antediluviano,
 * Macedonian: претпотопен, претпотопски
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: antediluviansk, som tilhører tiden før syndfloden
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: допото́пний


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: antediluvià
 * Czech: předpotopní
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: antediluviaani,
 * Macedonian: претпотопски
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: antediluviansk
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: допото́пний


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: antediluvià
 * Czech: předpotopní
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: antediluviano,
 * Macedonian: претпотопски
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: førhistorisk, prehistorisk
 * Polish: pradziejowy,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: допото́пний


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: antediluvià
 * Czech: předpotopní
 * Dutch: zeer ouderwets
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: antediluviano,
 * Macedonian: претпотопски
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: antikvert, hønngammel
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Ukrainian: допото́пний

Noun

 * 1)  A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
 * 2) A very old person.
 * 3) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
 * 1) A very old person.
 * 2) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
 * 1) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
 * 1) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
 * 1) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.
 * 1) A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey.

Translations

 * Finnish: antediluviaani
 * Macedonian: претпотопски


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Etymology
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