Questions tagged [arcaísmos]
Preguntas sobre palabras o expresiones antiguas que ya no se usan en el español actual.
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Usage of the word acullá
WordReference translates acullá as "yonder." Is this a word that was only used in the past, or is it still used in modern Spanish today? If so, what regions does it appear in and how is it used?
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How to Explain the use of vosotros to refer to an individual in the movie, "El Laberinto del Fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth)?
The movie "El Laberinto del Fauno" by Guillermo del Toro was set in Spain, with actors well-known in Spanish film, but was created by a Mexican crew (del Toro is Mexican).
In the movie, a Faun often ...
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Conmigo, contigo, consigo... connusco, convusco?
In addition to the pronouns conmigo, contigo, consigo there are the antiquated forms connusco, and convusco.
These forms have been seen as outdated since at least as far back as 16111, having competed ...
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¿Qué quiere decir "cuez"?
En el Diccionario de la lengua, en el artículo callar se recoge la expresión
calla y cuez
1. expr. U. para recomendar a alguien que atienda al trabajo útil sin perder el tiempo en cosas fútiles....
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What were the uses of the now obsolete/rare second person affirmative imperative of "haber" (hé)?
My question in English:
What were the uses of the now obsolete/rare second person affirmative imperative of "haber" (hé)?
I recently came upon the word "hé" in a book (an older edition of Barron's ...
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Imperative form of "valer"
I recently came across a book listing the imperative tú form of the verb valer as val. I also came across a website that agreed; however, when I checked on RAE.es, Wordreference.com, and Spanishdict....
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"Doblado" y "pudor"
Me fascinan los usos menos conocidos de doblado y pudor, ambas en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española:
doblado
6. m. Accidente que acometía a los limpiadores de letrinas, cuando el tufo que ...
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¿Era el verbo "solver" regular o irregular?
El verbo solver se llegó a usar en España con el mismo significado que resolver:
solver
Del lat. solvĕre.
tr. desus. Resolver una duda.
tr. desus. Hallar la solución de un problema.
Lo único es ...
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Is the Spanish in Don Quixote too archaic to be useful for those learning Spanish? [closed]
I am considering creating an edition of Don Quixte that would alternate the original (Spanish) with English, paragraph-by-paragraph (a paragraph of Spanish, followed by its English translation).
I ...
