archi-

See also: archi, Archi, and -archi

Translingual

Etymology

Late Latin archi- (arch-, chief, first), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, chief, leading), from ἄρχω (árkhō, I begin, lead, rule, govern)

Prefix

archi-

  1. Synonym of arch-.

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with archi-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, I begin, lead, rule, govern), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (to begin, rule, command).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)kɪ/

Prefix

archi-

  1. Alternative form of arch-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with archi-

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra-
  2. (colloquial) dead (extremely)
    archi- + faux (wrong)archifaux (dead wrong, extremely wrong)
    archi- + vrai (true)archivrai (extremely true)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with archi-

Italian

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with archi-

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.

Pronunciation

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-, archi-

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with archi-

Descendants

  • Portuguese: arqui-, arce-, arci-
  • Spanish: arqui-, archi-, arce-, arci-, arz-
  • Russian: арцы- (arcy-), арци- (arci-), архи- (arxi-)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *arci- (see there for further descendants)

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈar.xi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arxi
  • Syllabification: ar‧chi

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-
    archi- + diecezjaarchidiecezja

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with archi-

Further reading

  • archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -i

Prefix

archi-

  1. archi-, arch-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with archi-

Further reading

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