archi-
Translingual
Etymology
Late Latin archi- (“arch-, chief, first”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”)
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/
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with archi-
Translations
chief, highest, most extreme
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi/
Audio (Vosges, France) (file)
- Rhymes: -i
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with archi-
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi/, [ärkʰɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.ki/, [ärki]
Derived terms
Latin terms prefixed with archi-
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.xi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arxi
- Syllabification: ar‧chi
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
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with archi-
Further reading
- “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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