aciago

Una decisión aciaga acabó con la alianza.
A disastrous decision ended the alliance.
Aquel viaje tuvo un final aciago.
That journey had a tragic end.
Recordaban la aciaga noche del incendio.
They remembered the ill-fated night of the fire.
Fue un día aciago para la ciudad.
It was an ill-fated day for the city.
La noticia marcó el comienzo de un año aciago.
The news marked the start of a disastrous year.

Similar words

infausto

desventurado

desdichado

funesto

nefasto

Fue un día aciago para la ciudad.
It was an ill-fated day for the city.
Aquel viaje tuvo un final aciago.
That journey had a tragic end.
La noticia marcó el comienzo de un año aciago.
The news marked the start of a disastrous year.
Recordaban la aciaga noche del incendio.
They remembered the ill-fated night of the fire.
Una decisión aciaga acabó con la alianza.
A disastrous decision ended the alliance.

infausto

funesto

nefasto

desventurado

desdichado

From Medieval Latin aegyptiacus dies, “Egyptian day”, a name for a day held to be unlucky.

What does aciago mean?

It describes something marked by serious misfortune.

Can a day be aciago?

Yes, the word often describes a disastrous day or period.

Does it imply bad luck or a bad result?

It can suggest either, depending on the event.

What is the feminine form?

Aciaga.

Where does aciago come from?

From a medieval Latin expression for an unlucky “Egyptian day”.

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