archi-
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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-
- Synonym of arch-.
Derived terms
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
Prefix
archi-
- Alternative form of arch-.
Derived terms
Translations
chief, highest, most extreme
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Prefix
archi-
- arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra-
- (colloquial) dead (extremely)
Derived terms
Italian
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi/, [ärkʰɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.ki/, [ärki]
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
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): /ar.xi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -arxi
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
archi-
- arch-
- archi- + diecezja → archidiecezja
Derived terms
Further reading
- archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Prefix
archi-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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- Rhymes:Polish/arxi
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