fecha de antigüedad
/fet͡ʃa de antiɡwedad/from spelling rules
The English phrase "seniority date" is translated into Spanish as fecha de antigüedad.
The term is used in human resources and administrative contexts to refer to the official start date for calculating benefits or tenure.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of fecha (date), de (of) and antigüedad (seniority/length of service).
Which one should you use?
While fecha de antigüedad specifically means seniority date, the phrase fecha de ingreso translates to "date of entry" and can be used to imply seniority in formal settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change fecha to fechas, resulting in fechas de antigüedad.
How do you pronounce it?
/fetʃa de antiɡwedad/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking corporate environments, you might hear fecha de alta instead of fecha de antigüedad when referring to the date a person was officially registered in the social security system.
- In some Spanish-speaking labor cultures, seniority is so highly valued that it can determine who gets first choice of vacation dates or specific shifts, regardless of the manager's preference.
- The term antigüedad shares a common root with the English word 'antique' through the Latin 'antīquitātem'.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es tu fecha de inicio en esta empresa, María?What is your start date in this company, María?
- Necesito verificar tu fecha de antigüedad en el sistema.I need to verify your seniority date in the system.
- La fecha de antigüedad figura en el contrato.The seniority date appears in the contract.
- ¿Cuál es la fecha de antigüedad de este empleado?What is this employee's seniority date?
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are talking in the human resources office.
- MateoLucía, ¿puedes revisar la fecha de antigüedad de Mateo?Lucía, can you check Mateo's seniority date?
- LucíaSí, voy a buscar su expediente ahora mismo.Yes, I am going to look for his file right now.
- MateoGracias, es un dato muy importante para el registro.Thank you, it is a very important datum for the record.
- LucíaNo hay problema, ya lo tengo localizado.No problem, I have located it already.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries antigüedad, de, fecha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
