αρχιπέλαγος

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

A learned αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”).[1] Learned borrowing from Italian arcipelago,[2] from Byzantine Greek ἀρχιπέλαγος (arkhipélagos) which is Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “main”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”), a designation for the Aegean Sea. Attested since 1728 in Katharevousa as ἀρχιπέλαγος (arkhipélagos).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.çiˈpe.la.ɣos/
  • Hyphenation: αρ‧χι‧πέ‧λα‧γος

Noun

αρχιπέλαγος • (archipélagos) n (plural αρχιπελάγη)

  1. archipelago

Declension

Declension of αρχιπέλαγος
singular plural
nominative αρχιπέλαγος • αρχιπελάγη •
genitive αρχιπελάγους • αρχιπελαγών •
accusative αρχιπέλαγος • αρχιπελάγη •
vocative αρχιπέλαγος • αρχιπελάγη •
αρχιπελάγων is common

References

  1. ^ αρχιπέλαγος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αρχιπέλαγος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary, Centre for the Greek language
  3. ^ ἀρχιπέλαγος p.161, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

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