How to Say "age-old" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “age-old” is “ancestral” — B1 level.
Examples
Esta es una tradición ancestral de mi familia.
This is an ancestral tradition in my family.
Ellos luchan por proteger sus tierras ancestrales.
They fight to protect their ancestral lands.
El conocimiento ancestral sobre las plantas es invaluable.
The age-old knowledge about plants is invaluable.
Adjective Placement
In Spanish, descriptive words like 'ancestral' usually follow the person or thing they are describing (e.g., 'costumbre ancestral').
Gender Invariance
This word doesn't change for masculine or feminine nouns. It is 'el rito ancestral' and 'la casa ancestral'.
Making it Plural
Mistake: “las casas ancestrals”
Correction: las casas ancestrales (because the word ends in a consonant, you must add -es to make it plural).
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